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US 2006/0132971 A1Published application
Magnetic recording head with compact yoke
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsThomas Clinton, Werner Scholz
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Abstract
A compact magnetic recording head is provided. The recording head includes a write pole and a substantially planar yoke, which is coupled to the write pole. The yoke is configured to support a substantially single vortex configuration of magnetization.
Claims20
A recording device comprising:
- a write pole;
- and
- a substantially planar disc-like yoke coupled to the write pole.
A magnetic recording device comprising:
- a substantially planar keyhole-like magnetic element;
- and
- a conductor coupled to the magnetic element.
A recording device comprising:
- an integrated yoke and pole, the yoke being substantially planar and disc-like in shape;
- and
- a conductor coupled to the pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.