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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Huaqing Yin, Eden Prarie, MN (US);
David C. Seets, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Hong Wang, Savage, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a reader of a magnetic head includes multiple processing steps. First, a sensor is formed having an air bearing surface. Next, a hard mask is formed on the sensor extending a distance from the air bearing surface substantially equal to the desired stripe height of the sensor. Finally, a portion of the sensor not covered by the hard mask is removed.