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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Jun Aoyama, Kanagawa-Ku, JP;
Masahiko Hatatani, Kamakura, JP;
Hiroyuki Katada, Odawara, JP;
Masato Shiimoto, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/11 (2013.01); G11B 5/398 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention generally include magnetoresistive heads, such as read heads, having a sensor structure and side shields disposed adjacent to the sensor structure. The distance between the side shields and the sensor structure increase in a direction from an ABS in the off-track direction. The magnetoresistive heads may include tapered surfaces on the side shields or sensor structure, or may include stepped surfaces on the side shields or sensor structure.