Appeal 2007-2140
Application 09/892,790
Patent 5,917,679
32. The negative pressure air bearing slider according to
claim 31, wherein said U-shaped air bearing platform further
comprises:
a cross rail portion extending generally laterally across
said principal surface.
39. The negative pressure air bearing slider according to
claim 31, further comprising:
a first front air bearing platform; and
a second front air bearing platform;
said first and said second front air bearing platforms
being disposed on opposite ends of said principal surface
symmetrically about a longitudinal axis of said slider body, said
first and second front air bearing platforms being disposed
upstream of said U-shaped air bearing platform relative to said
first direction.
43. The negative pressure air bearing slider according to
claim 42, further comprising a gap disposed within said
U-shaped platform.
46. The negative pressure air bearing slider according to
claim 42, further comprising a recessed step disposed within
said U-shaped platform.
51. The negative pressure air bearing slider according to
claim 42, further comprising a rear air bearing platform
accommodating mounting of a transducer, said rear air bearing
platform being spaced downstream of said U-shaped air bearing
platform relative to said rotational direction of the recording
medium, and being centered with respect to said longitudinal
axis of said slider body.
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