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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Takuya Matsumoto, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shen Ren, Union City, CA (US);
Barry C. Stipe, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
HGST NETHERLANDS B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/314 (2013.01); G11B 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a magnetic write head including a media facing surface and a surface opposite the media facing surface. The magnetic write head also includes a SSC having a first end extending to the surface opposite the media facing surface. The first end of the SSC has at least two tips. The multiple-tipped first end of the SSC is configured to receive a laser beam and the laser beam coupling efficiency is improved by having the multiple-tipped first end.