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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Leigh Mallary, Harmony, PA (US);
Hua Zhou, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus having a first pole with a first side and a second side opposite from the first side, a second pole positioned on the first side of the first pole, and a waveguide positioned on the second side of the first pole wherein the waveguide has an end adjacent to an air bearing surface. The first pole includes a first portion spaced from the waveguide and a second portion extending from the first portion to the air bearing surface, with the second portion being structured such that an end of the second portion is closer to the waveguide than the first portion.