Inventor
SLADEK ERIC T
US10 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
5 patentsUS7872833B2Jan 18, 2011
Head with a transducer overcoat having a trailing air flow dam that is shallowly recessed from an air bearing surface
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC166 citations98
US7719795B2May 18, 2010
Head having a transducer heater and an air bearing surface with a flow-diversion dam and pressure-relief trough disposed upstream of the transducer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC166 citations98
US7916426B2Mar 29, 2011
Head with an air bearing surface having left and right leading pressurizing steps, each with short and long regions
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC153 citations97
US7616405B2Nov 10, 2009
Slider with an air bearing surface having a inter-cavity dam with OD and ID dam surfaces of different heights
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC51 citations93
US7289299B1Oct 30, 2007
Air bearing slider with three-projection trailing center pad
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC46 citations92