Patents by Inventor Edwin Frank Redja

Edwin Frank Redja has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of shaping a trailing edge of a slider
    Patent number: 9431035
    Abstract: A slider comprising a body having an air bearing surface (ABS), wherein the ABS extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the body. The slider comprises a transducer supported by the body and positioned near the trailing edge, wherein the transducer comprises a pole tip partially extending from the body. The slider comprises a surface defined in the body and forming the trailing edge, wherein the surface comprises a plurality of segments. A first segment of the plurality of segments extends from the ABS and is offset from a portion of the pole tip recessed within the body. The first segment is offset from the pole tip portion by a lesser extent than any other of the plurality of segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Merle Jones, Edwin Frank Redja, Joseph Michael Stephan
  • SLIDER EDGE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20150040380
    Abstract: A slider comprising a body having an air bearing surface (ABS), wherein the ABS extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the body. The slider comprises a transducer supported by the body and positioned near the trailing edge, wherein the transducer comprises a pole tip partially extending from the body. The slider comprises a surface defined in the body and forming the trailing edge, wherein the surface comprises a plurality of segments. A first segment of the plurality of segments extends from the ABS and is offset from a portion of the pole tip recessed within the body. The first segment is offset from the pole tip portion by a lesser extent than any other of the plurality of segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Merle Jones, Edwin Frank Redja, Joseph Michael Stephan