SAE Magnetics Assigned Patent

SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, China, has been assigned a patent (12400679) developed by Fujii; Ryuji, Takayama; Seiichi, Fujita; Yasutoshi, Wong; Ka Yip, and Kosuge; Taku, Hong Kong, China, for “thermally assisted magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “The disclosure provides a thermally assisted magnetic head comprising a slider and a light source unit provided on the slider. An intermediate connection pad is provided in such a manner that the first light source connection pad and the second light source connection pad of the slider are arranged in a row on a straight line while the intermediate connection pad is not located on the said straight line. The first electrode of the light source unit is electrically connected with the first light source connection pad, and both the second electrode of the light source unit and the second light source connection pad are electrically connected with the intermediate connection pad. Accordingly, a head gimbal assembly and a hard disk drive are further provided in the embodiment of the disclosure.”

The patent application was filed on 2024-07-31 (18/790215).