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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2009
Applicants:

Alexey V. Nazarov, Westminster, CO (US);

Vladyslav Alexandrovich Vasko, Apple Valley, MN (US);

Olle Gunnar Heinonen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Lijuan Zou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Thomas R. Boonstra, Chaska, MN (US);

Xilin Peng, Bloomington, MN (US);

Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Alexey V. Nazarov, Westminster, CO (US);

Vladyslav Alexandrovich Vasko, Apple Valley, MN (US);

Olle Gunnar Heinonen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Lijuan Zou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Thomas R. Boonstra, Chaska, MN (US);

Xilin Peng, Bloomington, MN (US);

Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/32 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/3106 (2013.01); G11B 5/3163 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transducer includes magnetic material formed on a substrate that is shaped to include a trailing edge, a leading edge and a pair of opposing sidewalls extending between the trailing edge and the leading edge. A layer of protective material is positioned in contact with each of the pair of sidewalls of the shaped magnetic material. Backfill material surrounds the protective material on each of the pair of sidewalls of the shaped magnetic material.


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