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20090154020 | Method of manufacturing magnetic head slider - A method of manufacturing a highly reliable magnetic head slider, with a simplified manufacturing process which provides reduction in manufacturing time and costs, is provided. The manufacturing method includes a multi-layer forming step for forming a magnetic head section in a multi-layered manner, the magnetic head section including a read element and/or a write element and a magnetic shield for magnetically shielding the read element and/or the write element, and the magnetic head slider is manufactured by being cut off from a multi-layered body having the magnetic head section. The manufacturing method further includes, after the multi-layer forming step, a shield end removing step for removing end portions in a width direction of the magnetic shield located on the flying surface side of the magnetic head slider. | 06-18-2009 |
20110170216 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING - A magnetic layer for writing incorporates: a pole layer having an end face located in a medium facing surface; and an upper yoke layer. A first magnetic layer for flux concentration is connected to the pole layer at a location away from the medium facing surface, and passes a magnetic flux corresponding to a magnetic field generated by a first coil. A second magnetic layer for flux concentration is connected to the upper yoke layer at a location away from the medium facing surface, and passes a magnetic flux corresponding to a magnetic field generated by a second coil. A nonmagnetic layer is disposed between the pole layer and the upper yoke layer. The upper yoke layer is connected to the pole layer at a location closer to the medium facing surface than the nonmagnetic layer. | 07-14-2011 |
20120229932 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING - A magnetic layer for writing incorporates: a pole layer having an end face located in a medium facing surface and a lower yoke layer. A first magnetic layer for flux concentration is connected to the lower yoke layer at a location away from the medium facing surface, and passes a magnetic flux corresponding to a magnetic field generated by a first coil. A second magnetic layer for flux concentration is connected to the pole layer at a location away from the medium facing surface, and passes a magnetic flux corresponding to a magnetic field generated by a second coil. A nonmagnetic layer is disposed between the pole layer and the lower yoke layer. The lower yoke layer is connected to the pole layer at a location closer to the medium facing surface than the nonmagnetic layer. | 09-13-2012 |
20130091695 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THERMALLY-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD THAT SUPPRESSES PROTRUSION OF A PLASMON GENERATOR - A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes the steps of: forming a preliminary head section that has a surface to be polished and includes a magnetic pole, a waveguide, and a preliminary plasmon generator; causing a volumetric expansion of the preliminary plasmon generator with heat by introducing light into the core of the waveguide of the preliminary head section; and polishing the surface to be polished of the preliminary head section into a medium facing surface. The preliminary plasmon generator has an end face located in the surface to be polished. In the step of polishing the surface to be polished, the surface to be polished is subjected to polishing with the preliminary plasmon generator expanded in volume, whereby the end face of the preliminary plasmon generator is polished into the front end face, and the preliminary plasmon generator thereby becomes the plasmon generator. | 04-18-2013 |
20130283601 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HAVING A RETURN PATH SECTION - A method of manufacturing a magnetic head includes the step of forming an accommodation part and the step of forming a return path section. The return path section lies between a main pole and a top surface of a substrate, and connects a shield and part of the main pole away from a medium facing surface to each other so that a space through which part of a coil passes is defined. The accommodation part accommodates at least part of the return path section. The step of forming the return path section forms first to third portions simultaneously. The first portion is located closer to the top surface of the substrate than is the space. The second portion is located closer to the medium facing surface than is the space. The third portion is located farther from the medium facing surface than is the space. | 10-31-2013 |
20130308227 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HAVING A MAIN POLE AND A SHIELD - A magnetic head includes a magnetic structure incorporating a write shield. The magnetic structure is formed to include a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer stacked on the first magnetic layer, and a seed layer. The first magnetic layer has a front end face located in the medium facing surface and a top surface. The second magnetic layer has a front end face located in the medium facing surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the first magnetic layer includes a first region including an end located in the medium facing surface and a second region farther from the medium facing surface than the first region. The seed layer is not present on the first region of the top surface of the first magnetic layer but is present on the second region. | 11-21-2013 |
20130329319 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HAVING A RETURN PATH SECTION - A magnetic head includes first and second coils, a main pole, a write shield, a return path section, and a core part. The return path section includes a yoke part magnetically connected to the write shield, and a coupling part located away from a medium facing surface and magnetically coupling the yoke part and the main pole to each other. The first coil is located on the front side in the direction of travel of a recording medium relative to the main pole and wound around the coupling part. The core part is located farther from the medium facing surface than is the coupling part, and is magnetically connected to the main pole. The second coil is located on the front side in the direction of travel of the recording medium relative to the main pole and wound around the core part. | 12-12-2013 |
20140177099 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR RECORDING HAVING A PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC PATH PORTIONS - A magnetic head includes a coil, a main pole, a write shield, and a return path section. The return path section includes a yoke layer located on the front side in the direction of travel of a recording medium relative to the main pole, and a coupling part coupling the main pole and the yoke layer to each other. The coupling part includes a plurality of magnetic path portions that separate a magnetic flux into a plurality of fluxes and allow the fluxes to pass therethrough in parallel. The coil includes a plurality of winding portions disposed around the plurality of magnetic path portions, respectively. | 06-26-2014 |
20150098154 | THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, AND HARD DISK DRIVE - A thin-film magnetic head is constructed such that a main magnetic pole layer, a write shield layer, a gap layer, and a thin-film coil are laminated on a substrate. The thin-film magnetic head has a leading shield part opposing the main magnetic pole layer on the substrate side of the main magnetic pole layer, a substrate side shield part has contact with the leading shield part. The thin-film coil has a substrate side coil layer between the main magnetic pole layer and substrate. The spaces to the substrate about a leading lower end face of the leading shield part, a shield upper end face of the substrate side shield part, and coil upper end face of the substrate side coil layer are formed to be equal to each other. The depth of the leading shield part is formed to be smaller than the depth of the substrate side shield part. | 04-09-2015 |
20150138671 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING INCLUDING A HEATER - A magnetic head includes a main pole, an expansion member, and a heater. The main pole has an end face located in a medium facing surface. The expansion member is located farther from the medium facing surface than is the main pole and adjacent to the main pole in a direction perpendicular to the medium facing surface. The heater heats the expansion member. The expansion member has a linear expansion coefficient higher than that of the main pole. | 05-21-2015 |
20150235659 | MAGNETIC HEAD INCLUDING TWO CONTACT SENSORS - A magnetic head includes a medium facing surface, a read head unit, a write head unit, and a protrusion device. The protrusion device causes part of the medium facing surface to protrude toward a recording medium. The read head unit has a first end face located in the medium facing surface and includes a first contact sensor for detecting contact of the first end face with the recording medium. The write head unit has a second end face located in the medium facing surface and includes a second contact sensor for detecting contact of the second end face with the recording medium. The first end face and the second end face are located at positions different from each other in a direction of travel of the recording medium. | 08-20-2015 |
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20130101659 | CELL SHEET FOR MYOCARDIAL REGENERATION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Provided are a cell sheet and a three-dimensional structure thereof that include at least mesenchymal stem cells and myoblasts isolated from a cell culture support and that are to be applied to heart disease. Use of the cell sheet and the three-dimensional structure thereof including mesenchymal stem cells and myoblasts can notably improve cardiac functions compared with a conventional technology, i.e., use of cell sheets composed of myoblasts only or mesenchymal stem cells only. Furthermore, the cell sheet itself has high strength, and the transplantation procedure is also improved. | 04-25-2013 |
20130171213 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYERED CELL SHEET, MULTILAYERED CELL SHEET HAVING VASCULAR NETWORK OBTAINED THEREBY, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A method tor producing multilayered cell sheets, including producing a vascular bed which includes an artery-vein loop and in which a capillary vascular network is constructed; layering cell sheets on the vascular bed; and perfusing a culture medium in vitro to construct a vascular network in the cell sheets. The production method enables vascular networks to he constructed in cell sheets and enables thick multilayered cell sheets to foe easily produced by layering the cell sheets. Such thick multilayered cell sheets are useful as in vivo tissue-like products for regenerative medicine for various tissues and for evaluation of drugs and the like. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173018 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYERED CELL SHEET, MULTILAYERED CELL SHEET HAVING VASCULAR NETWORK OBTAINED THEREBY, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a multilayered cell sheet characterized in fabricating a vascular bed that constructs a vascular network extending to the surface from a channel for perfusing a medium, the channel being embedded in a gel; and layering a cell sheet onto the vascular bed to construct a vascular network in the cell sheet. This manufacturing method makes it possible to construct a vascular network in the cell sheet and to fabricate a thick multilayered cell sheet in a simple manner by layering cell sheets. Such a thick multilayered cell sheet is useful as an in-vivo tissue substitute in regenerative medicine involving a variety of tissues. | 07-04-2013 |
20140072599 | CYTOKINE-PRODUCING CELL SHEET AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - The types and relative proportions of cells constituting a cell sheet stack, and the number of cells to be seeded are altered to change the state of the cells in the cell sheet stack, whereby production of an angiogenesis-promoting cytokine as well as construction of a vascular endothelial network can be optimized. | 03-13-2014 |
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20130126253 | GRILLE SHUTTER APPARATUS - A grille shutter apparatus includes a shutter mechanism arranged in an grille opening portion positioned at a front portion of a vehicle body of a vehicle to control a flow rate of air flowing from the grille opening portion to an internal portion of the vehicle body, and a frame supporting the shutter mechanism in the grille opening portion, the frame including a fixing portion at one end to be fixed in the grille opening portion, the frame including a protruding portion making contact with a front grille and generating a rotational moment at the frame in a case where the front grille arranged at an opening end of the grille opening portion moves rearward due to an occurrence of a collision of the vehicle, the rotational moment acting about the fixing portion. | 05-23-2013 |
20140005896 | GRILLE SHUTTER CONTROL DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140132012 | DOOR HANDLE APPARATUS - A door handle apparatus includes: a handle body; a driven member; and a driving mechanism configured such that in a state where the driven member is at a first driving position, the handle body is positioned at a first handle position, and rotated to a second handle position by the driven member driven to a second driving position, and in a state where the driven member is at the second driving position, the handle body is rotatable or unrotatable from the second handle position in a first direction when subjected to a force in the first direction, and rotatable from the second handle position to a second direction opposite to the first direction when subjected to a force in the second direction, and the handle body is urged in the direction of being restored to the second handle position when rotating from the second handle position by the external force. | 05-15-2014 |
20150114052 | LID LOCKING DEVICE - A lid locking device of the present invention is provided with a power transmission mechanism which includes a worm gear, a worm wheel, a pressurizing protrusion portion, a pressurized face and an interference avoiding space between a motor and a locking member. The power transmitting mechanism transmits backward-driving power which allows the locking member to move backward to an unlocked position from the motor to the locking member but does not transmit the power from the locking member to the motor and cuts off the power. That is, the backward driving power received by the locking member from an engagement protrusion piece of a lid on closing the lid is cut off by the power transmitting mechanism and not transmitted to the motor. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115618 | LID LOCK DEVICE - A lid lock device includes: a housing configured to be fixed to a vehicle; a lock member configured to be movably assembled in the housing and to lock a lid of the vehicle in a closed state; a driving source configured to be assembled in the housing and to drive the lock member toward a side where the lock is released; a side surface through-hole formed at a position that opposes a side surface of the lock member in the housing; and a protrusion which is formed in a side surface of the lock member, passes through the side surface through-hole to protrude from the housing, and receives a manual operation force for moving the lock member toward the side where the lock is released. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115619 | LID LOCK DEVICE - A lid lock device includes: a housing fixed to a vehicle; a lock member assembled to the housing and movable between a lock position and a lock releasing position; a motor assembled to the housing and driving the lock member; a worm gear and a worm wheel assembled to the housing and engaged with each other to transmit power of the motor to the lock member; a wheel sidewall provided in the worm wheel, formed by bending a band plate in an arc or circular shape, having a gear portion engaged with the worm gear on the wheel sidewall, and having a gear rear side surface facing a center side of the worm wheel on the wheel sidewall; and a deformation restriction protrusion provided in the housing, the deformation restriction protrusion restricting movement toward the inside of the wheel sidewall. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115620 | LID LOCK DEVICE - A lid lock device includes: a housing including a first housing and a second housing assembled to the first housing and fixed to a vehicle; a lock member movably supported by one or both of the first and second housings and moving between a lock position and a lock releasing position; a surrounding sidewall protruding toward the second housing from the first housing and surrounding a surface of the first housing; a support hole provided in a front side portion of the first housing; a passage port provided in a portion of the surrounding sidewall; a blocking portion protruding toward the first housing from the second housing and blocking the passage port; and an overlapping portion formed in an opening edge of the passage port and overlapping an outer surface of an edge portion of the blocking portion. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115621 | LID LOCKING DEVICE AND LID LOCKING MECHANISM - In a lid locking device of the present invention, a first rod constituting portion at the front end of a rod is eccentrically located on a side of the rod which is a side spaced away from the lid at a forward extending region of the second rod constituting portion linearly movably supported at the tip cylindrical portion. Therefore, even where an engagement protrusion piece presses a side close to the lid of a tip swelling face of the first rod constituting portion, the device of the present invention is able to receive an axial force F derived from pressing force at a position closer to the central axis of the second rod constituting portion and also decrease in resistance on operation of closing the lid compared to a conventionally structured device. | 04-30-2015 |