{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779766","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9779766","title":"High accuracy tape bearing surface length definition process by closure lapping for tape head fabrication","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2016-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G11B","G11B","G11B"],"num_claims":9,"abstract":"A method according to one embodiment includes coupling closures to a section having a plurality of rows of transducers formed on a substrate, the closures being coupled to the section on an opposite side of the transducers as the substrate. The section is coupled to a lapping-resistant guide, where the closures protrude beyond a lap-stop end of the guide. The closures are lapped for shortening the closures in a direction toward the transducers, wherein the lapping is terminated after the guide contacts a lapping surface. A method according to another embodiment includes coupling closures to a section having a plurality of rows of transducers formed on a substrate. The closures are lapped for shortening the closures in a direction toward the transducers. An extent of the lapping is determined using an optical and/or a contact technique."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"High accuracy tape bearing surface length definition process by closure lapping for tape head fabrication","description":"A method according to one embodiment includes coupling closures to a section having a plurality of rows of transducers formed on a substrate, the closures being coupled to the section on an opposite s","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779766","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779766","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"High accuracy tape bearing surface length definition process by closure lapping for tape head fabrication\" (US-9779766). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779766","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779766","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9779766","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T16:25:04.332Z"}