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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Adjusting a clearance between a magnetic head and a magnetic recording medium using a magnetic force
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chris Rea, Edina, MN (US);
Raul Horacio Andruet, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/6041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A media-facing surface of a magnetic head is positioned proximate a moving magnetic recording medium. A current is applied to an electromagnet of the magnetic head. The current induces a magnetic force between the magnetic head and the magnetic recording medium that adjusts a clearance therebetween.