FILLED PATTERNED MAGNETIC HEAD
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1. A magnetic head, comprising:
- a substrate having a media support surface;
a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer;
a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and
a material formed in one or more recesses extending into the media support surface of at least one of the substrate and the closure.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer; a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and a material formed in one or more recesses extending into the media support surface of at least one of the substrate and the closure.
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1. A magnetic head, comprising:
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a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer; a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and a material formed in one or more recesses extending into the media support surface of at least one of the substrate and the closure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A magnetic head, comprising:
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a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer, wherein the gap has a gap profile recessed from the media support surface; a laminate layer formed above the recessed gap profile, the laminate layer comprising an electrically insulating layer formed adjacent the gap profile; and a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A magnetic head, comprising:
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a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer, wherein the gap has a gap profile recessed from the media support surface; a layer formed above the recessed gap profile; a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and a material formed in at least one recess extending into the media support surface of at least one of the substrate and the closure. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A magnetic head, comprising:
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a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer, wherein the gap has a gap profile recessed from the media support surface; a layer formed above the recessed gap profile; a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and a material formed in recesses extending into the media support surface of the substrate and the closure.
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