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Patent No.:

US 8325444 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2009
Applicants:

Michael Thomas Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Adam Karl Himes, Richfield, MN (US);

Inventors:

Michael Thomas Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Adam Karl Himes, Richfield, MN (US);

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A slider includes a slider body having an air bearing surface, a first contact finger, and a transducing head. The first contact finger extends from the slider body and has a contact surface area of between about 2 square microns to about 20 square microns. The transducing head is supported by the slider body near the first contact finger and extends from the air bearing surface by a distance less than that of the first contact finger.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Johnson, Michael. (2012). Slider with stabilizing contact finger (U.S. Patent No. 8325444). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8325444

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