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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ajaykumar Rajasekharan, Bloomington, MN (US);
David J. Ellison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Qian Guo, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/255 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3106 (2013.01); G11B 5/255 (2013.01); G11B 5/41 (2013.01); G11B 5/6082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slider, having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a working surface, and read/write heads proximate the trailing edge. The slider includes a protective overcoat over the working surface of the slider, and a self-assembled monolayer coating on the working surface of the slider and over the protective overcoat, the coating comprising at least one self-assembled monolayer material.