Slider with leading edge blend and conformal step features
ET Sladek, MD Moravec, HS Hegde… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Information storage devices are used to retrieve and/or store data in
computers and other consumer electronics devices. A magnetic hard disk drive is an …
computers and other consumer electronics devices. A magnetic hard disk drive is an …
Slider with leading edge blend and conformal step features
ET Sladek, MD Moravec, HS Hegde… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
A method of forming a slider includes forming a leading edge blend on a leading edge of the
slider. After the leading edge blend is formed, the method further includes forming at least …
slider. After the leading edge blend is formed, the method further includes forming at least …
Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack assembly and disk drive using same
C Chang, JP Peng, MC Tang - US Patent 6,937,439, 2005 - Google Patents
A disk drive includes a disk having a recording surface and a head stack assembly. The
head stack assembly includes a body portion that includes a bore defining a pivot axis, an …
head stack assembly includes a body portion that includes a bore defining a pivot axis, an …
Medical fluid machine having solenoid control system with temperature compensation
J Bedingfield - US Patent 7,746,620, 2010 - Google Patents
A medical fluid machine having a solenoid control system with temperature compensation
includes an electromechanical solenoid including an armature and a coil, a voltage source …
includes an electromechanical solenoid including an armature and a coil, a voltage source …
Head slider having tilted protrusions for ramp load-unload applications
MD Mundt, AP Sannino - US Patent 6,989,965, 2006 - Google Patents
US6989965B2 - Head slider having tilted protrusions for ramp load-unload applications -
Google Patents US6989965B2 - Head slider having tilted protrusions for ramp load-unload …
Google Patents US6989965B2 - Head slider having tilted protrusions for ramp load-unload …
Method and apparatus for processing sliders for use in disk drives and the like
N Mahadev, MA Hernandez - US Patent 6,916,227, 2005 - Google Patents
A system and method are described for processing a slider (eg, one to be used in a disk
drive apparatus). Corners of the sliders are abraded while still a part of a row of sliders in a …
drive apparatus). Corners of the sliders are abraded while still a part of a row of sliders in a …
Laser ablation process of rounding edges of aerodynamic sliders, and sliders formed thereby
G Jones - US Patent App. 09/843,213, 2001 - Google Patents
Such as the bottom and Side Surfaces of a slider for a disc drive. A laser beam has a center
with a focus and a power distribution, Such as a Gaussian distribution, Such that the laser …
with a focus and a power distribution, Such as a Gaussian distribution, Such that the laser …
Method to eliminate defects on the periphery of a slider due to conventional machining processes
N Mahadev, K Yasuda, W Jose - US Patent 6,960,117, 2005 - Google Patents
US6960117B1 - Method to eliminate defects on the periphery of a slider due to
conventional machining processes - Google Patents US6960117B1 - Method to eliminate …
conventional machining processes - Google Patents US6960117B1 - Method to eliminate …
Flying head slider capable of avoiding collision when loaded having an air clogging dished space
R Koishi - US Patent 7,027,265, 2006 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to a head slider accommo dated in a recording medium drive
Such as a hard disk drive (HDD), in particular, to a flying head slider comprising a slider …
Such as a hard disk drive (HDD), in particular, to a flying head slider comprising a slider …
Process of manufacturing a disc drive slider with bar reducing load/unload damage
ZE Boutaghou - US Patent 6,799,365, 2004 - Google Patents
A manufacturing process of a disc drive slider has one or more bars with dull ends as a
protection feature to prevent contact between peripheral edges of an air bearing surface and …
protection feature to prevent contact between peripheral edges of an air bearing surface and …