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US 2013/0258528 A1Published application
Advanced Air Bearing Slider with Modulation Decreasing Stiffness
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsJames Ronald Krolnik, II, Adam Karl Himes
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Abstract
A data storage device may have at least a slider constructed with at least one feature positioned on an air bearing region and separated from a data transducer. The at least one feature can be configured to provide a slider stiffness that decreases modulation while the at least one feature is floating above or in contact with a data storage media.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a slider having at least one feature positioned in an air bearing region and separated from a data transducer, the at least one feature comprising a continuously increasing elevation within a perimeter defined by an air bearing wall, the data transducer separated from the air bearing wall, the at least one feature configured to provide a slider stiffness that decreases modulation while the at least one feature is floating above or in contact with a data storage medium.
A method comprising:
- providing a slider having at least one feature on an air bearing region, the at least one feature comprising a continuously increasing elevation within a perimeter defined by an air bearing wall, the air bearing wall separated from a data transducer;
- and
- configuring the at least one feature to produce a slider stiffness that decreases modulation while the at least one feature is floating above or in contact with a data storage medium.
A method comprising:
- providing a slider having at least one feature positioned on an air bearing feature and comprising a continuously increasing elevation within a perimeter defined by an air bearing wall, the air bearing wall separated from a data transducer;
- configuring the at least one feature with a varying side profile to provide a predetermined slider stiffness that decreases modulation;
- and
- recording data to a data storage medium while the at least one feature successively floats on an air bearing and maintains contact with the data storage media medium.
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