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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Florin Zavaliche, San Ramon, CA (US);
Paul M. Jones, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jan-Ulrich Thiele, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
ZhaoHui Fan, Fremont, CA (US);
Bing Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Emil John C. Esmenda, Pleasanton, CA (US);
XiaoPing Yan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Xiaoding Ma, Fremont, CA (US);
Fujian Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Huan Tang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Segate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/33 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/40 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus including a head over-coat and a depleted region in the head over-coat. A media over-coat is deposited in the depleted region. A near field transducer is adjacent to the head over-coat, wherein the near field transducer combusts the deposited media over-coat.