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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark William Covington, Edina, MN (US);
Dimitar Velikov Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Dian Song, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/33 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2013.01); G11B 5/3932 (2013.01); G11B 5/398 (2013.01); G11B 5/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus can be generally directed to a magnetic stack having a magnetically free layer positioned on an air bearing surface (ABS). The magnetically free layer can be biased to a predetermined magnetization in various embodiments by a biasing structure that is coupled with the magnetically free layer and positioned distal the ABS.