Magnetic recording head having quilted-type coating
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1. A module, comprising:
- a plurality of transducers;
a tape bearing surface having a transducer region aligned with the transducers in a tape travel direction, and outer regions flanking the transducer region in a direction perpendicular to the tape travel direction;
a first coating on the transducer region of the tape bearing surface; and
a second coating on at least one of the outer regions of the tape bearing surface, the second coating being different than the first coating,wherein either the first coating is present in all areas of the tape bearing surface not occupied by the second coating, or the first coating is spaced apart from the second coating and the tape bearing surface is continuous along a plane extending across the transducer region and outer regions.
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Abstract
A module according to one embodiment includes a plurality of transducers; a tape bearing surface having a transducer region aligned with the transducers in a tape travel direction, and outer regions flanking the transducer region in a direction perpendicular to the tape travel direction; a first coating on the transducer region of the tape bearing surface; and a second coating on at least one of the outer regions of the tape bearing surface, the second coating being different than the first coating.
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1. A module, comprising:
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a plurality of transducers; a tape bearing surface having a transducer region aligned with the transducers in a tape travel direction, and outer regions flanking the transducer region in a direction perpendicular to the tape travel direction; a first coating on the transducer region of the tape bearing surface; and a second coating on at least one of the outer regions of the tape bearing surface, the second coating being different than the first coating, wherein either the first coating is present in all areas of the tape bearing surface not occupied by the second coating, or the first coating is spaced apart from the second coating and the tape bearing surface is continuous along a plane extending across the transducer region and outer regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A module, comprising:
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a plurality of transducers; a tape bearing surface having a transducer region aligned with the transducers in a tape travel direction, and outer regions flanking the transducer region in a direction perpendicular to the tape travel direction; a first coating on the transducer region of the tape bearing surface; and a second coating on at least one of the outer regions of the tape bearing surface, the second coating being different than the first coating, wherein the first coating is also present on the at least one of the outer regions of the tape bearing surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A module, comprising:
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a plurality of transducers selected from a group consisting of data readers, servo readers, and data writers; a tape bearing surface having a transducer region aligned with the transducers in a tape travel direction, and outer regions flanking the transducer region in a direction perpendicular to the tape travel direction; a first coating on the transducer region of the tape bearing surface, the first coating covering a media-facing side of at least one of the transducers; and a second coating on at least one of the outer regions of the tape bearing surface, the second coating being different than the first coating. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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