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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Michael L. Mallary, Harmony, PA (US);
Ching He, Allison Park, PA (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Mallary, Harmony, PA (US);
Ching He, Allison Park, PA (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic writer writes to a magnetic medium including a plurality of tracks that each includes a plurality of isolated magnetic elements for storage of information. The magnetic writer includes a write element having a write element tip having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and first and second side edges extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A side shield is proximate the first side edge and no shield is proximate the second side edge.