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Capacitive sensing employing thin film inductors
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1984-06-28
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2004-06-28
Abstract
Abstract A capacitive variation sensor includes one or more elements providing inductive reactance in the form of thin film coils. This enables a capacitive variation sensor to be integrated on a substrate along with a thin film magnetic read/write head. One element of the capacitive variation sensor is a sensing electrode, and in some embodiments of the invention a dedicated sense electrode can be eliminated by employing the pole tips of the thin film magnetic read/write head as the sense electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Scranton
- 👤 David A. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01H; G01H11/00; G01H11/06; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/12; G01D5/14; G01D5/24; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/127; G11B5/31; G11B5/3103; G11B5/48; G11B5/4806; G11B5/4826; G11B5/58; G11B5/596; G11B9/00; G11B9/06; G11B9/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
49 words
In a magnetic read/write system including a magnetic slider assembly supporting a magnetic read/write head, capacitive variation sensor means mounted on said magnetic slider assembly for sensing capacitive variations, including at least one element presenting substantial inductive reactance, said at least one element comprising a thin film conductive pattern.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
49 words
In a magnetic read/write system including a magnetic slider assembly supporting a magnetic read/write head, capacitive variation sensor means mounted on said magnetic slider assembly for sensing capacitive variations, including at least one element presenting substantial inductive reactance, said at least one element comprising a thin film conductive pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 1 in which said capacitive variation sensor means includes a sense electrode coupled to said at least one element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 2 in which said sense electrode and said at least one element are formed on a common substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 1 or 2 which further includes a substrate supporting both said at least one element and said magnetic read/write head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 1 in which said capacitive variation sensor means includes plural elements, each presenting inductive reactance, each of said elements is a thin film conductive pattern and a sense electrode conductively coupled to at least one of said elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 5 in which all said elements and said sense electrode are supported on a common substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 6 in which said magnetic read/write head comprises a thin film conductive pattern which is supported by said common substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 1 or 7 in which the inductive reactance of said at least one element is variable, and wherein said capacitive variation sensor means further includes a control loop inductively coupled to said at least one element for controlling the inductive reactance thereof, said control loop comprising a thin film conductive pattern.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The magnetic slider assembly of claim 1 wherein said capacitive variation sensor means includes a sense electrode comprising a pole tip of said magnetic read/write head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A magnetic read/write system including a slider assembly supporting a thin film magnetic read/write head, capacitive variation sensor means mounted on said slider assembly for sensing capacitive variations, said sensor means comprising a thin film conductive pattern presenting substantial inductive reactance.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A magnetic read/write system including a slider assembly supporting a thin film magnetic read/write head, capacitive variation sensor means mounted on said slider assembly for sensing capacitive variations, said sensor means comprising a thin film conductive pattern presenting substantial inductive reactance.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system of claim 10 in which said thin film magnetic read/write head comprises spaced thin film conductive patterns comprising pole tips, and magnetically coupled thereto a coil, in which said capacitive variation sensor means comprises at least one of said magnetic pole tips, and which further includes means for conductively connecting to said pole tips.
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