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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Mark David Bedillion, Allison Park, PA (US);
Patrick Breckow Chu, Wexford, PA (US);
Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James Dillon Kiely, Sewickley, PA (US);
Gudrun Ghilaine Agnes DE Gersem, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark David Bedillion, Allison Park, PA (US);
Patrick Breckow Chu, Wexford, PA (US);
Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James Dillon Kiely, Sewickley, PA (US);
Gudrun Ghilaine Agnes De Gersem, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 9/00 (2006.01); G11B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a storage medium, a substrate separated from the storage medium by a gap, and a plurality of spacers defining a distance between the storage medium and the substrate, wherein the spacers include a curved end.