Gapless longitudinal magnetic recording head with flux cavity
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsSakhrat Khizroev, Dmitri Litvinov, Earl Chrzaszcz Johns
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Abstract
A longitudinal recording head for use with magnetic recording media includes a gapless yoke with a cavity that expels magnetic flux onto a small area of the magnetic recording medium. Longitudinal recording heads incorporating the gapless yoke and flux cavity are capable of improved recording densities.
Claims18
A longitudinal recording head for use with a magnetic recording medium, the longitudinal recording head comprising:
- a gapless magnetic recording yoke;
- and
- means for expelling magnetic flux from the yoke to produce a localized magnetic field in the magnetic storage medium.
A longitudinal recording head for use with a magnetic recording medium, the longitudinal recording head comprising:
- a gapless magnetic recording yoke;
- and
- a flux cavity in the yoke.
A method of making a flux cavity in a magnetic recording yoke of a longitudinal recording head for use with a magnetic recording medium, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a gapless magnetic recording yoke;
- and
- creating a flux cavity in the yoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.