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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2009
Applicants:

David Berman, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);

Michel Despont, Zurich, CH;

Philipp Herget, San Jose, CA (US);

Wayne Isami Imaino, San Jose, CA (US);

Pierre-olivier Jubert, San Jose, CA (US);

Peter V. Koeppe, San Diego, CA (US);

Chandrasekhar Narayan, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Berman, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);

Michel Despont, Zurich, CH;

Philipp Herget, San Jose, CA (US);

Wayne Isami Imaino, San Jose, CA (US);

Pierre-Olivier Jubert, San Jose, CA (US);

Peter V. Koeppe, San Diego, CA (US);

Chandrasekhar Narayan, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In one embodiment, a read sensor for a recording head for a magnetic media storage system, has first and second shields, and a magneto-resistive sensor disposed between and shielded by the first and second shields in which the sensing axis of the sensor is tilted with respect to the recording surface of the head. In one embodiment, the sensing axis is oriented at an angle between 10 and 60 degrees with respect to the normal of the recording surface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.


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