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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326102 | Apparatus for lapping thin film magnetic heads A lapping method and apparatus is provided that increases the yield rate in the magnetic head slider manufacturing process. According to the invention, an apparatus for lapping thin film magnetic heads includes a jig block and a lapping plate. The jig block includes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7230710 | Polarization controlling fiber probe for semiconductor source spectroscopy system A semiconductor source spectroscopy system controls optical power variation of the tunable signal due to polarization dependent loss in the system and thus improves the noise performance of the system. It relies on using polarization control between the source and t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185417 | Method for shaping an air bearing surface of a magnetic head slider A method for shaping an ABS of a magnetic head slider including a step of holding at least one row bar with a plurality of aligned thin-film magnetic head elements by adhering a first surface of the at least one row bar to an adhesive or UV tape capable of passing a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7134222 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus is provided for the transport of transfer objects such as glass substrates or semiconductor devices in which cleanliness and secure transport are of major concern. A plurality of air nozzles inject air through the plurality of air nozzles to hol... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125467 | Slider processing system utilizing polyvinyl alcohol release layer A process for fabricating sliders where the sliders are held in place during processing by a solid matrix material is described. A thin coating of a release-layer material is applied on the sliders before encapsulation in the matrix material. The release-layer mater... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6865798 | Method for shaping air bearing surface of magnetic head slider A method for shaping an ABS of a magnetic head slider including a step of holding at least one row bar with a plurality of aligned thin-film magnetic head elements by adhering a first surface of the at least one row bar to an adhesive or UV tape capable of passing a... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6377422 | Disc head with contact protection feature An improved disc head for increased wear protection. The disc head includes wear members 74, 76, 92, 94, formed proximate to transducer elements of a thin film head. The wear members 74, 76, 92, 94 are formed along a portion of a lower surface of the head... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6217970 | Magnetic recording medium, method of producing the same, and recording and reading-out method The disclosure describes a magnetic recording medium having at least a magnetic layer, optionally by means of an under layer, on a non-magnetic substrate, wherein projections formed by irradiation of an energy beam and each having a height from 1 to 60 nm... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6212033 | Slider and method for manufacturing the same The present invention makes it possible to manufacture a slider having two surfaces at different depths relative to a flying surface. First etching is performed to form a second surface corresponding to a step portion using a photoresist mask; thereafter, anot... | 04/03/2001 |
| 4670804 | Expandable suspension for a read/write head in a disk file A suspension for an air-bearing slider 32 in a data recording disk file is an envelope 30 which expands when pressurized air enters the envelope interior. The envelope 30 includes a pair of flat flexible sheets 50, 52, preferably of polyimide, which are s... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4633351 | Method and apparatus for hydrodynamic magnetic recording Problems of wear and bounce created by imperfections in the surface of a magnetic recording medium, such as a chromium dioxide-coated drum, are circumvented by a hydrodynamic magnetographic imaging technique that provides the intended effective intimate c... | 12/30/1986 |
