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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Muhammad Asif Bashir, Londonderry, GB;
Mark Gubbins, Letterkenny, IE;
Swaraj Basu, Londonderry, GB;
Marcus B. Mooney, Quigley's Point, IE;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3116 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data writing element may be configured at least with a write pole positioned adjacent a first shield along a first axis and adjacent a second shield along a second axis. The second shield may be separated from the write pole by a first gap distance on an air bearing surface (ABS) and by a second gap distance distal the ABS with the first and second gap distances meeting at a transition surface oriented parallel to the ABS.