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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhengqi Lu, Londonderry, GB;
Ann Lynch, Springtown, GB;
Daniel Hassett, Newtowncunningham, IE;
Jiansheng Xu, Londonderry, GB;
Jae-Young Yi, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Liwen Tan, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Eric W. Singleton, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/23 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/23 (2013.01); G01R 33/093 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/3929 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic element capable of reading data may generally be configured at least with a magnetic seed lamination disposed between a data reader stack and a magnetic shield. The magnetic seed lamination may be constructed at least with one magnetic layer coupled to the bottom shield and at least one non-magnetic layer decoupling the data reader stack from the at least one magnetic layer.