HEAD SUSPENSION WITH FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT INTERCONNECT FOR REDUCED MOISTURE PERMEABILITY - Patent 1121687

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EP 1 121 687 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32

(21)	Application number: 99970497.6

(22)	Date of filing: 11.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G11B 5/48

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9903/057

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0022/613 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	FR

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Priority:

13.10.1998 US 170333

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul,Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KREUTTER, Nathan, P. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) YANG, Rui Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hilleringmann, Jochen, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-Werner,Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus) 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)

(54)	HEAD SUSPENSION WITH FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT INTERCONNECT FOR REDUCED MOISTURE PERMEABILITY