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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nils Gokemeijer, Edina, MN (US);
Edward Charles Gage, Lakeville, MN (US);
Roger L. Hipwell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael Christopher Kautzky, Eagan, MN (US);
Scott Eugene Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4866 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that includes a slider having a mounting surface, the mounting surface opposite a media-facing surface of the slider. The apparatus includes a laser diode mounted on a side surface to the mounting surface. The laser diode has an active region of the laser diode is disposed substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface.