Patent ID: 6459552
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B82Y,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A magnetic thin film head for co-acting with a magnetic record member movable relative to said head comprising:a first magnetic pole member and a second magnetic pole member; a first pole tip member on said first pole member and a second pole tip member on said second pole member; said first pole tip member and said second pole tip member being coplanar with each other in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the record member relative to said head; said first pole tip member and said second pole tip member having facing ends forming an inductive write gap therebetween, whereby the width of a track recorded on the record member by said head is determined by the thickness of said first pole tip member and said second pole tip member; and a multilayer read sensor element disposed in said inductive write gap.