Abstract: A glide bait lure includes a body, a substantially horizontal tail, at least one hook, and a line loop. The body has a fish like shape. A tapered area is formed on a top front portion of the body. A substantially horizontal tail extends from a rear of the body. The portion of the body below a horizontal center line is heavier than above the horizontal center line to prevent body roll. The line loop extends from a front of the body for attachment of a fishing line. Preferably, one treble hook is pivotally attached to a bottom of the body. The body is preferably painted to resemble a fish.

Abstract: A slider air bearing surface design which significantly reduces the fly height sensitivity to contamination in the crossbar area. A structural feature at the leading edge provides contamination protection to the air bearing surface. The slider includes a slider body having an air bearing surface formed on a lower surface, wherein the air bearing surface comprises a crossrail and a central rail extending from the crossrail toward a leading edge for diverting debris from the air bearing surface to prevent accumulation thereon. The leading central rail includes a flared edge connecting the central rail to the crossrail, wherein the flared edge expands the width of the central rail toward the crossrail. A trailing center rail extends from the crossbar toward the trailing edge, and is narrower than the leading central rail. Further, the trailing center rail may be skewed relative to the sides of the slider body.

Abstract: A slider air bearing surface design which significantly reduces the fly height sensitivity to contamination in the crossbar area. A structural feature at the leading edge provides contamination protection to the air bearing surface. The slider includes a slider body having an air bearing surface formed on a lower surface, wherein the air bearing surface comprises a crossrail and a central rail extending from the crossrail toward a leading edge for diverting debris from the air bearing surface to prevent accumulation thereon. The leading central rail includes a flared edge connecting the central rail to the crossrail, wherein the flared edge expands the width of the central rail toward the crossrail. A trailing center rail extends from the crossbar toward the trailing edge, and is narrower than the leading central rail. Further, the trailing center rail may be skewed relative to the sides of the slider body.

Abstract: A negative pressure air bearing slider for use in carrying a transducer in a storage device exhibits reduced variation in roll when moving across a storage medium. In one embodiment, the slider includes an air bearing surface (ABS) having two negative pressure regions defined by a pair of side rails, a cross rail, and an angled rail extending from the cross rail and angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the slider. Roll variation is reduced by shaping a portion of the cross rail to one side of the angled rail such that it has a larger positive pressure surface than the portion of the cross rail to the other side of the angled rail. The larger surface compensates for decrease in positive pressure on its side of the ABS attributable to increasing air skew angle. In a second embodiment, the slider ABS further includes a positive pressure pocket at the leading edge. Yet a third embodiment includes a debris deflecting protrusion extending from the cross rail in the direction of the leading edge.