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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary Joseph Kunkel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/40 (2013.01); G11B 5/6005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slider of a magnetic recording head has a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an air bearing surface between the leading and trailing edges. A sensor is situated at the trailing edge of the slider and configured to sense presence of a lube droplet or other contaminant at the trailing edge.