Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transparent thermocouple for heat-assisted magnetic recording device
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Application No.: US15337308Application Date: 2016-10-28
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Publication No.: US09978412B1Publication Date: 2018-05-22
- Inventor: Declan Macken , Patrick Carl Fletcher , Song Chen
- Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
- Current Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Hollingsworth Davis, LLC
- Main IPC: G11B11/00
- IPC: G11B11/00 ; G11B5/60 ; G11B5/31 ; G11B5/00 ; G11B7/1387 ; G11B11/105

Abstract:
A slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording and comprises an NFT and a transparent thermocouple configured to produce a signal indicative of temperature at the NFT. A detector can be coupled to the thermocouple and configured to detect one or both of spacing changes and contact between the slider and a magnetic recording medium.
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