Patent ID: 7133257
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for altering the curvature of a slider including an air bearing surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, and a back surface opposite the air bearing surface, the back surface including an upper right corner region, an upper middle region, and an upper left corner region adjacent to the trailing edge, the back surface also including a lower right corner region, a lower middle region, and a lower left corner region adjacent to the leading edge, the back surface also including a center right region, a center middle region, and a center left region, the method comprising: forming a first scribe in one of the upper right corner region or the upper left corner region; forming a second scribe in one of the lower left corner region or the lower right corner region, wherein the first and second scribes are located in one of (i) the upper right corner region and lower left corner region, or (ii) the upper left corner region and lower right corner region; and forming a third scribe in at least one of the center right region, the center middle region, or the center left region; wherein the first and second scribes are formed to be the same length, and the third scribe is formed to be a different length than that of the first and second scribes.