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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Richard G. Ramsdell, Saratoga, CA (US);
Richard G. Ramsdell, Saratoga, CA (US);
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Methods to provide a ramp to remove a read/write head connected with a suspension from a media in accordance with the present invention can comprise calculating a grade of one or more surfaces having a plurality of progressively shallower grades. A transition between a steep grade and a less steep grade can occur at a nominal location at which the read/write head is removed from communicative proximity with the media. By shaping a ramp such that it includes a maximum steep grade, a surface of the media can have an optimized data region, potentially increasing the spacing of tracks or alternatively increasing the capacity of the media.