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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Ladislav R. Pust, Savage, MN (US);
Christopher J. Rea, Edina, MN (US);
Richard P. Larson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Ladislav R. Pust, Savage, MN (US);
Christopher J. Rea, Edina, MN (US);
Richard P. Larson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A transducing device includes a writer having a pole tip region and a heater circuit. The heater circuit has a heating portion and a heater current return path. The heating portion has at least two branches positioned with respect to the writer so that current flowing through the at least two branches heat the writer. The heater current return path is electrically connected to the at least two branches of the heating portion near the pole tip region and includes an electrically conductive portion of the writer.