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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Yonghua Chen, Edina, MN (US);
Jiaoming Qiu, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Xilin Peng, Bloomington, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Yonghua Chen, Edina, MN (US);
Jiaoming Qiu, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Xilin Peng, Bloomington, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In some embodiments, a magnetic reader comprises first and second shields extending from an air bearing surface (ABS), a magnetoresistive stack is located between the first and second shields, and a flux guide is separated from the magnetoresistive stack while connecting the first and second shields. The flux guide magnetically couples the distal end of the magnetoresistive stack to the first shield.