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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Charanjit Bhatia, San Jose, CA (US);
Yoshiki Midori, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charanjit Bhatia, San Jose, CA (US);
Yoshiki Midori, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fly height control apparatus for supporting a magnetic recording transducer comprises a trifurcated slider. A piezoelectric transducer is coupled to a surface of the central trifurcation of the trifurcated slider. The surface is opposite and parallel to an air bearing surface of the trifurcated slider. An electrical coupling means couples the piezoelectric transducer to a suspension.