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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
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);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/11 (2006.01); G11B 5/10 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/11 (2013.01); G11B 5/10 (2013.01); G11B 5/31 (2013.01); G11B 5/398 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/3932 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments may configure a data storage device with at least a magnetic element having a magnetic stack that is configured with an air bearing surface (ABS) and is separated from a side shield. The side shield can be biased by a biasing layer that contacts the side shield and is separated from the ABS.