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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Leroy Moudry, Bloomington, MN (US);
Pramit Parikh, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mark Allen Herendeen, Shakopee, MN (US);
Joel W. Hoehn, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/21 (2006.01); G11B 5/56 (2006.01); G11B 7/08 (2006.01); G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/08 (2013.01); G11B 5/1871 (2013.01); G11B 5/6005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and associated method of use can have at least an object with a work surface that contacts a lapping surface of a tool. Topography of the lapping surface can be mapped in-situ by an adjacent sensor array and the topography stored in a memory. The sensor array may be configured with a plurality of sensors positioned on opposite sides of the object.