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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Kimyung Lee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ying Dong, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Catalin Ioan Serpe, Roseville, MN (US);
KiMyung Lee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ying Dong, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Catalin Ioan Serpe, Roseville, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for a slider pad that allows for contact to be mitigated without plastic deformation. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are generally directed to a slider that presents a transducer and has at least one air bearing surface (ABS) feature. The ABS feature comprises a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance X apart. A pad is deposited on the ABS feature so that the pad comprises a hemispherical cross-section and has a circumferential diameter greater than X. As configured, the pad may mitigate contact between the pad and a media surface with elastic deformation.