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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Kevin Richard Heim, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Erik J. Hutchinson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Steve A. Mastain, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Jay A. Loven, Bloomington, MN (US);
Anthony M. Mack, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin Richard Heim, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Erik J. Hutchinson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Steve A. Mastain, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Jay A. Loven, Bloomington, MN (US);
Anthony M. Mack, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus that includes a writer that includes a write pole, at least one return pole, a writer coil and a write pole tip, wherein the write coil wraps around the write pole such that the flow of electrical current through the write coil generates a magnetic flux at the write pole tip, and wherein the write coil has a writer coil shape; and a heater that includes a resistive material, wherein the heater has a heater shape that substantially matches the writer coil shape.