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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Dimitar Velikov Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Dian Song, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mark William Covington, Edina, MN (US);
Inventors:
Dimitar Velikov Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Dian Song, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mark William Covington, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/33 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic element is generally provided that can be implemented as a transducing head. Various embodiments may configure a magnetic stack having a magnetically free layer with a predetermined magnetization. A side shield lamination can be separated from the magnetic stack on an air hearing surface (ABS) and biased to a bias magnetization that opposes the predetermined magnetization.