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6270375 |
Low inductance flex-to-PCB spring connector for a disc drive
A low inductance electrical spring connector for a disc drive interconnecting the conductors of a flex circuit support and seal apparatus to conductive traces on a PCB, the electrical spring...
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6269537 |
Method of assembling a peripheral device printed circuit board package
A PCB package for shielding electromagnetic radiation from exiting or entering the package. In one embodiment the package includes first and second electrically conductive covers and first and...
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6271986 |
Video disk cartridge disk hub locking mechanism
Devices, systems, and methods prevent rigid recording media for video and other data from rattling within a cartridge when that cartridge is removed from a disk drive. To decrease rattling (and the...
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6271985 |
Flanged cover for a low profile magnetic disk apparatus
A magnetic disk device includes a base and a cover to enclose magnetic disks and magnetic heads therein. The cover has side flange portions extending downward from a top cover portion and an end...
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6259599 |
Shock absorbing feet for a disk drive carrier or other computer sub-system housing
A plurality of shock absorbing feet are formed by extruding a resilient material into an elongated shape having a hole that extends in the direction of elongation. Next, the elongated shape is cut...
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6255750 |
Apparatus and method for reducing disc flutter and disc vibration effects in a disc drive
An apparatus and method for reducing the effects of disc flutter or noise in a disc drive incorporates damping material or rings that are clamped or sandwiched against mounted information storage...
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6256164 |
Adjustment mechanism for servo track writer for use in hard disc drive
A servo track writer for use in a hard disc drive is provided, which includes a plate-shaped base member, a hard disc drive fixed on the upper surface of the base member, and a clock head unit...
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6256165 |
Easy to manufacture covering device of a hard disk drive that dampens vibrations and seals internal components within
A covering device of a hard disk drive including a spindle motor having a rotating shaft for rotating a disk, an actuator pivoting about a pivot shaft and having at its distal end a head for...
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6249431 |
Desktop item
A desktop item which comprises a body having upper and lower sides and a cover for covering the upper side. The cover is connected to the body by means of a pair of links for relative movement...
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6249824 |
Magnetic data storage fixed hard disk drive using stationary microhead array chips in place of flying-heads and rotary voice-coil actuators
A magnetic data storage fixed hard disk drive using stationary Microhead Array Chips in place of conventional Flying-Heads and Rotary Voice-Coil Actuators or other Servo-Tracking mechanisms. Every...
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6246590 |
Substrate junction element
In a substrate junction element for reliably connecting the substrates used in a magnetic disk device, wiring substrates electrically connected to the magnetic head are placed on a carriage, and...
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6246538 |
Magnetic disk drive with a floating head slider having projections arranged to float at a greater distance from magnetic disk than slider trailing end
A head slider is composed of a substrate having a transducer on its outflow end, a rail plane formed on a surface near both sides of the substrate facing a magnetic disk. The head slider further...
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6236533 |
Cable connector conformable to disc drive housing
A cable connector includes a connector housing mounted to an edge of a circuit board so that the connector is electrically connected to circuits on the circuit board. The circuit board and cable...
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6236531 |
Flex support snubber
A disc drive is provided with rotatable discs and an actuator assembly having heads adjacent the discs. A flex circuit assembly providing electrical connection between the heads and the disc drive...
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6233143 |
Shock dampening system for hard disk drive carrier
A carrier for a hot-pluggable hard disk drive has a frame with a pair of side walls, a front end, and a rear end. The hard disk drive mounts to the frame within its confines. A connector is...
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6233215 |
Door assembly for a cartridge handling device
A door apparatus for a cartridge handling device, such as an optical disk cartridge insertion apparatus, is provided. The door apparatus includes a door which automatically retracts and lifts to...
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6229668 |
Acoustic plug for a hard disk drive
An acoustic plug for an acoustic plate that is attached to a cover of a hard disk drive. The hard disk drive includes a disk that is attached to a spin motor. The spin motor is attached to a base...
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6226143 |
Disk drive having support posts aligned with storage disk and actuator mounting points to reduce mechanical off-tracking
A two and one half inch form factor disk drive has a footprint with a length of substantially four inches and a width of substantially two and three-quarters inches. The disk drive includes a disk...
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6219909 |
Method of mounting disk drive apparatus
A disk drive is mounted to a circuit board by directly connecting a disk drive apparatus with a circuit board by using a DIP, PLCC, QFP, or PGA mounting method. The disk drive apparatus has an...
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6219232 |
Computer having a drive unit unifying an FDD and a CD-Rom drive
A tower-shaped computer having a drive unit unifying an FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) and a CD-ROM drive (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) horizontally on the lower part to improve the utility of the space...
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6217970 |
Magnetic recording medium, method of producing the same, and recording and reading-out method
The disclosure describes a magnetic recording medium having at least a magnetic layer, optionally by means of an under layer, on a non-magnetic substrate, wherein projections formed by irradiation...
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6212029 |
Snubber for a disc drive
A snubber for a plurality of discs in a disc drive has a pivoting body with extending portions having angled surfaces that abuttingly engage the discs in a closed position of the pivoting body, the...
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6208509 |
Portable computer having access door
The present invention relates to a portable computer having an access door. The portable computer has a housing having a surface with an opening. At least one slot is formed on the surface having...
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6205004 |
Device for fixing actuator and cover in hard disk drive
A device for fixing an actuator and a cover in a hard disk drive is provided with a body base having a boss and a screw hole formed on the boss. A pivot bearing is formed at the center of the...
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6205002 |
Disk drive with textured slider contact region
A disk drive having a disk with a contact start/stop (CSS) region on which a slider can rest is described. The CSS region is divided into at least three zones with the inner and outer zones having...
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6181509 |
Low sulfur outgassing free machining stainless steel disk drive components
Embodiments include a disk drive having a drive motor assembly including at least one component selected from the group consisting of a rotatable hub, disk spacer, disk clamp, backiron, lower...
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6177173 |
Damped laminates having welded through holes and/or edges with decreased spring back and improved fastener force retention and, a method of making
The present invention relates to vibration damped laminate articles having improved force (torque and/or pressure and/or stress) retention and decreased or eliminated spring back. An area defining...
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6178061 |
Hard disk drive unit and method of manufacturing the same
A drive unit has improved precision and requires fewer manufacturing steps than the prior art. The drive unit comprises a base plate 1 having a predetermined shape in cross-section so as to form a...
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6172842 |
Recording disk apparatus
A housing includes a base plate and a metallic cover. The cover may be formed by deep-drawing. The housing accommodates, for example, a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and a drive mechanism. The...
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6172843 |
Shroud mounted disc snubber
Apparatus for protecting a disc drive from damage due to non-operational mechanical shocks, the disc drive comprising a rotatable disc having an inner radius and an outer radius and a controllably...
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6168459 |
Flex support and seal apparatus for a disc drive
A flex circuit support and apparatus (148) for a disc drive (100) comprising a flex circuit (150) with a conductor portion (154), a rigid dielectric support bracket (156), and a compressible,...
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6153284 |
Magnetic recording medium with high non-operational shock resistance
Non operational shock resistance is achieved by preventing separation of the read/write head from the disk. Embodiments include optimizing the normal stiction force of a lubricant topcoat by...
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6122138 |
Disk drive with vibration synchronizing rib
A disk drive includes a data storage disk attached to a spindle which is rotatably mounted to a housing. A support shaft is also mounted to the housing parallel to the spindle, and includes an arm...
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6113753 |
Systems and methods for making a magnetic recording medium on a flexible metal substrate
A method is provided for processing a metal foil sheet to produce magnetic recording media. The method comprises providing an elongate metal foil sheet having a first side and a second side. The...
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6115214 |
Rotary snubber assembly for a disc drive
A snubber assembly for a disc drive having a plurality of rotatable discs and an actuator assembly supporting read/write heads for flying support above the data surfaces of the discs, the snubber...
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6108162 |
Low profile disk drive architecture with in-line circuit board and flex circuit pressure pin connector
A hard disk drive includes a spindle motor flex circuit having a connection end secured to a drive base at a location established by a reference feature and an actuator flex circuit having a...
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6098271 |
Method for assembling a magnetic disk drive with a relaying flexible printed circuit sheet
A method for assembling a magnetic disk drive with a relaying flexible printed circuit sheet and an actuator includes shaping at least one metal bump to form a first terminal on the relaying...
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6097567 |
Disk drive system having a removable module
A computer system providing for quick removal and quick and simple installation of a disk drive unit into the system. A latching and positioning arrangement provides releasable support for the disk...
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6081406 |
Peripherally extending acoustic compliance area in a disc drive housing
A peripherally extending acoustic compliance area in a disc drive housing which reduces emission of acoustic noise by the disc drive. The housing includes first and second plates and side walls...
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6078471 |
Data storage and/or retrieval method and apparatus employing a head array having plural heads
A data storage and retrieval system reads and/or writes data onto a data storage disk defining a recording surface having a radial dimension and at least one data track directed generally...
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6078468 |
Data storage and/or retrieval methods and apparatuses and components thereof
A disk drive system and method employs sheet lift effect to suspend a data storage disk during high speed rotation. The system includes a data storage disk composed, at least partially, of an...
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6075672 |
Computer System including Acoustic isolator for a disc drive assembly
An improved acoustic isolation apparatus for reducing the total acoustic noise of a disc drive assembly and the like, comprising at least one acoustic isolator having a selectively reduced...
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6069766 |
Miniature hard disc drive having low profile actuator arm voice coil and spindle motors
A disc drive system having at least one hard disc of approximately 48 mm diameter having concentric tracks is supported by a hub positioned in a centrally located aperture of approximately 12 mm...
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6061202 |
Tape chassis with integrated isolation mounting features
A tape drive chassis with isolation mounting features in the back half of the chassis that enable the chassis to be mounted in a computer bay that is twisted or has misaligned mounting features....
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6057982 |
Disc drive head disc assembly and printed circuit board connected with flexible connectors
A disc drive has a head disc assembly and a printed circuit board. The head disc assembly has a first connector block with a plurality of first conductors, transmitting signals to and from the head...
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6057981 |
Product information identification in a head disc assembly
An apparatus for improving the operational performance of a disc drive through the identification of vital product information associated with a head-disc assembly (HDA) of the disc drive. The disc...
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6047459 |
Method for assembly of components for a voice coil motor
A device for assembling a magnet assembly for a voice coil motor for a data storage device. The device including a base, spacer nests and first and second assembly blocks for supporting plates for...
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6043988 |
Hard disk drive and hard disk apparatus having bus and its installing method
When a plurality of hard disks are connected by using a backplane, in order to enable a low-noise installation of the bus and a high-density installation of the hard disk to be simultaneously...
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6034840 |
Disk storage apparatus and disk cartridge
It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk storage apparatus which employs a rotary actuator mechanically excellent as compared with a linear-movement actuator and can employ, in a...
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6034841 |
Disk drive with composite sheet metal and encapsulated plastic base
A miniature removable disk drive that meets the CompactFlash type II form factor and interface specifications uses a composite sheet metal/plastic tub-shaped base for supporting the disk drive...
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