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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Eric W. Singleton, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Jae-young Yi, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Dian Song, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Vladyslav A. Vas′ko, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Eric W. Singleton, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Jae-Young Yi, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Dian Song, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Vladyslav A. Vas′ko, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic shield that is capable of enhancing magnetic reading. In accordance with various embodiments, a magnetic element has a magnetically responsive stack shielded from magnetic flux and biased to a predetermined default magnetization by at least one lateral side shield that has a transition metal layer disposed between first and second ferromagnetic layers.