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US 2002/0176207 A1Published application
Disc head slider having a film representing an information pattern
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorJohn L. Brand
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Abstract
A disc head slider is provided for use in a disc drive data storage system. The disc head slider includes a slider body having a slider substrate material with a surface. A transducer is supported by the slider body, and a film is applied to the surface and graphically represents a character pattern.
Claims6
A disc head slider for use in a disc drive data storage system, comprising:
- a slider body comprising a slider substrate material having a surface;
- a transducer supported by the slider body;
- a metal film applied to the surface;
- and
- an information pattern defined by the metal film and graphically representing a serial number for the disc head slider.
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A disc head slider for use in a disc drive data storage system, comprising:
- a slider body comprising a slider substrate material having a surface;
- a transducer supported by the slider body;
- and
- a film applied to the surface and graphically representing a character pattern.
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A disc head slider substrate wafer comprising:
- an upper surface and a lower surface, which is opposite to the upper surface;
- a plurality of individual slider body locations defined within the wafer;
- a plurality of transducers fabricated on the upper surface, each transducer positioned at a corresponding one of the individual slider body locations;
- a film applied to the lower surface;
- and
- a plurality of graphical patterns defined by the film, wherein each graphical pattern is positioned at a corresponding one of the individual slider body locations and represents a serial number for that slider body location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.