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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Edward Charles Gage, Lakeville, MN (US);
Lifu Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
William Albert Challener, Glenville, NY (US);
James Dillon Kiely, Edina, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Edward Charles Gage, Lakeville, MN (US);
Lifu Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
William Albert Challener, Glenville, NY (US);
James Dillon Kiely, Edina, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a light source, a slider including a sensor having a resistance or voltage that varies with the temperature of the sensor, the sensor being mounted to be heated by a portion of light emitted by the light source, and a controller controlling the light source power in response to the resistance or voltage of the sensor.