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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Victor Boris Sapozhnikov, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Mohammed Shariat Ullah Patwari, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Shaun Eric McKinlay, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Eric Walter Singleton, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/11 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/11 (2013.01); G11B 5/398 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/1278 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments may be generally directed to a magnetic element capable of reading magnetic data bits. Such a magnetic element may have at least a magnetic stack laterally adjacent a side shield and non-magnetic pedestal on an air bearing surface (ABS). The non-magnetic pedestal can be configured to have a greater stripe height from the ABS than the side shield.