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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Douglas Cole, Burnsville, MN (US);
Lijuan Zhong, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Roger Lee Hipwell, Jr., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joseph Michael Stephan, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Scott Eugene Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Tanya Jegeris Snyder, Edina, MN (US);
Yongjun Zhao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Douglas Cole, Burnsville, MN (US);
Lijuan Zhong, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Roger Lee Hipwell, Jr., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joseph Michael Stephan, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Scott Eugene Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Tanya Jegeris Snyder, Edina, MN (US);
Yongjun Zhao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes: positioning a laser in the cavity in an end of a slider, wherein the laser has an output facet positioned adjacent to a first wall of the cavity to define a first gap between the output facet and the first wall of the cavity, and filling at least a portion of the first gap adjacent to the output facet. An apparatus including a slider including a cavity in a trailing end of the slider, a laser positioned in the cavity and having an output facet positioned adjacent to a first wall of the cavity to define a first gap between the output facet and the first wall of the cavity, and a sealing material filling at least a portion of the first gap adjacent to the output facet is also provided.