Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,445,537 · App. 09/452,783
Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write heads
Inventor:
James C. Cates
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 3, 2002
Filed: Dec 2, 1999
Inventor
James C. Cates
Assignee (at issue)
Storage Technology Corporation
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