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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Shoji Suzuki, San Jose, CA (US);
Henry S. Nishihira, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shoji Suzuki, San Jose, CA (US);
Henry S. Nishihira, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Komag, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a transition zone is described. A surface texture of the transition zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than when operating over a data zone, while transitioning the head to a landing zone to park.