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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vince B. Engelkes, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter Gunderson, Ellsworth, WI (US);
Timothy W. Stoebe, Minnetonka, MN (US);
David J. Ellison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3173 (2013.01); G11B 5/3169 (2013.01); G11B 5/40 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49021 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods for forming a slider for a disc drive. One method includes forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer, applying a self-assembled monolayer coating on the plurality of sliders, and cutting the plurality of sliders into a plurality of individual sliders. Another method includes forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer, applying a low surface energy coating on the plurality of sliders, and cutting the plurality of sliders into a plurality of individual sliders.