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US 2021/0343310 A1Published application
One or more sliders that include a protective overcoat that extends across the entire air bearing surface
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsAmy Jo Bergerud, Iris Cheng Xiong
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to kiss lapping sliders after patterning an air bearing surface pattern, followed by applying a protective overcoat to the air bearing surface. The present disclosure also involves related sliders.
Claims14
1) A slider comprising an air bearing surface having:
- a) a leading edge at a first end of the air bearing surface;
- b) a trailing edge at a second end of the air bearing surface, wherein the first end is opposite to the second end;
- c) a first region adjacent to the trailing edge, wherein the first region comprises one or more transducer elements;
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- d) a second region adjacent to the first region and the leading edge,
- wherein the air bearing surface has a fluorinated, protective overcoat layer as an outermost layer, wherein the fluorinated, protective overcoat layer extends across the entire air bearing surface.
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