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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Michael Allen Seigler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sharat Batra, Wexford, PA (US);
Robert Earl Rottmayer, Wexford, PA (US);
Hua Zhou, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas William Clinton, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jie Gong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sharat Batra, Wexford, PA (US);
Robert Earl Rottmayer, Wexford, PA (US);
Hua Zhou, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas William Clinton, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jie Gong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotss Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a waveguide having an end adjacent to an air bearing surface, first and second poles positioned on opposite sides of the waveguide, and wherein the first pole includes a first portion spaced from the waveguide and a second portion extending from the first portion to the air bearing surface, with the second portion being structured such that an end of the second portion is closer to the waveguide than the first portion.