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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ajaykumar Rajasekharan, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/10 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/6082 (2013.01); G11B 5/10 (2013.01); G11B 5/6005 (2013.01); G11B 5/3106 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a slider that includes at least one fluid pathway that is in fluid communication with an air bearing face and/or the trailing edge face of the slider. The at least one fluid pathway is configured to propel/transport a fluid such as a lubricant toward at least one side face via capillary action. The present invention is also directed to related apparatuses and methods.