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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Quantum Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Henry Dee, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/255 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01); G11B 5/147 (2006.01); G11B 5/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/255 (2013.01); G11B 5/1475 (2013.01); G11B 5/3106 (2013.01); G11B 5/40 (2013.01); G11B 5/84 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49032 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide magnetic media access heads with metal coatings. In a particular embodiment, a magnetic media head for accessing magnetic media comprises a base substrate configured to support a magnetic head layer. The magnetic head layer is formed on the base substrate and configured to magnetically access the magnetic media. A metallic layer formed over the magnetic head layer and disposed between the magnetic head layer and the magnetic media when the magnetic media is positioned for access by the magnetic head layer.