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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Daniel Wayne Bedell, Gilroy, CA (US);
Hung-chin Guthrie, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ming Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Hieu Lam, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jyh-shuey Lo, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Hin Pong Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Aron Pentek, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel Wayne Bedell, Gilroy, CA (US);
Hung-Chin Guthrie, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ming Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Hieu Lam, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jyh-Shuey Lo, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Hin Pong Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Aron Pentek, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A magnetic disk drive head is disclosed including a write head, which includes a Player having a pedestal portion, a gap layer formed on the Player, and a Player formed on the gap layer. The Player includes a shoulder formation having a neck portion and a beveled portion. Also disclosed is a disk drive having a write head with a Player with shoulder formation, and a method for fabricating a write pole for a magnetic recording head having a Player with shoulder formation.