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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuhang Cheng, Edina, MN (US);
Kurt W. Wierman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael Seigler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Xiaoyue Huang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Scott Franzen, Savage, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); C23C 8/10 (2006.01); C23C 8/02 (2006.01); C23C 8/80 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/314 (2013.01); C23C 8/02 (2013.01); C23C 8/10 (2013.01); C23C 8/80 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT); an amorphous gas barrier layer positioned on at least a portion of the NFT; and a wear resistance layer positioned on at least a portion of the gas barrier layer.