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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Walton Fong, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald R. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Remmelt Pit, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mike Suk, San Jose, CA (US);
Walton Fong, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald R. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Remmelt Pit, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mike Suk, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for modifying a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems. The method provides a suspension for reaching over a disk. A slider having a read/write head element on a trailing edge (TE) portion is also provided, the slider coupled with the suspension. In addition, an increased dynamic pitch of the slider is provided, the increased dynamic pitch increasing the height of a leading edge (LE) portion of the slider with respect to the disk and reducing the height of the TE portion of the slider with respect to the disk, wherein vertical motion of the TE portion does not collapse an air bearing provided by the LE of the slider flying above the disk.