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Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2010
Applicants:

Alexander J. Rice, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Mark A. Miller, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Gregory J. Vanhecke, Dassel, MN (US);

Lance Nevala, Tainan, TW;

Inventors:

Alexander J. Rice, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Mark A. Miller, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Gregory J. VanHecke, Dassel, MN (US);

Lance Nevala, Tainan, TW;

Assignee:

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An integrated lead head suspension flexure including a plurality of integrated leads each including at least one lead portion unbacked by the flexure spring metal layer and configured to be substantially inline with the general plane of the spring metal layer. The leads are disposed on a dielectric layer including an unbacked dielectric layer portion having a surface positioned between the major surfaces of the spring metal layer.


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