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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicants:
James Ronald Krolnik, Ii, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Adam Karl Himes, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
James Ronald Krolnik, II, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Adam Karl Himes, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 15/64 (2006.01); G11B 17/32 (2006.01); G11B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/6082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device may have at least a slider constructed with at least one feature positioned on an air bearing region and separated from a data transducer. The at least one feature can be configured to provide a slider stiffness that decreases modulation while the at least one feature is floating above or in contact with a data storage media.