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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Quan-Chiu Harry Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Hin Pong Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Xinjiang Shen, Fremont, CA (US);
Ning Shi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
HGST NETHERLANDS, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3163 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/3136 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a magnetic device having a discontinuous array of columns disposed near a magnetic pole. Each column has a length extending perpendicular to an air bearing surface and a width. The length is greater than the width.