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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Robert Glenn Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gary Miles Mcclelland, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Glenn Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gary Miles McClelland, Palo Alto, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer; a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and a material formed in one or more recesses extending into the media support surface of at least one of the substrate and the closure.