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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Walton Fong, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald R. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Vedantham Raman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kris Schouterden, San Jose, CA (US);
Mike Suk, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Walton Fong, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald R. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Vedantham Raman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kris Schouterden, San Jose, CA (US);
Mike Suk, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/36 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling a burnish cycle to minimize cycle time is disclosed. MR sensor resistance measurements are used to monitor interference with the recording surface and when clearance is not detected, steps are taken to fine tune the interference signal.