Patents by Inventor James J. Stolte

James J. Stolte 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).

  • Self-loading disc head slider having multiple steps approximating a leading taper
    Patent number: 6483667
    Abstract: A self-loading disc head-slider has a slider body, with a leading slider edge and a trailing slider edge, and first and second raised rails. Each raised rail has a leading rail edge, inside and outside rail edges and a bearing surface. A cavity dam extends between the first and second raised rails. A subambient pressure cavity trails the cavity dam, between the first and second raised rails. A stepped leading taper extends from the leading slider edge to the bearing surfaces of the first and second raised rails. The stepped leading taper is formed of first and second steps. The first step is positioned along the leading slider edge. The second step wraps around the leading rail edges of the first and second raised rails and extends along a portion of the inside and outside rail edges of the first and second raised rails. The first and second steps have a step height of 0.05 to 1.5 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Lowell J. Berg, James R. Krolnik, Scott E. Ryun, James J. Stolte, Yu-Li Chang, Lanshi Zheng, Ling L. Wang