International Business Machines Corporation

Peter William Kanas

Norman Kermit Frater

Oscar Jaime Ruiz

Thomas Mark Hoffmann

Gary L Heitkamp

John Philip Hollowell

Enrique Eduardo Sanicky

David Gerson

The invention is several alternative means of differentiating head/gimbal assemblies that share a common arm. The alternative means are for at least one of the assemblies that shares a common arm (1) using a different design; (2) varying the length from the mounting section to the slider; (3) changing the shape of the spring section; (4) varying the use and shape of raised flanges; (5) varying the use and shape of stiffeners; (6) using different openings (i.e., cut away portions); (7) using different formed features; (8) using various mass appendages; and (9) using a varying pattern of adhesive or glue dots.

Multi-mode suspension populated actuator for a disk drive

A transducer suspension system for a data storage disk drive device has electrical wires strung along the top surface of the suspension. The wires bend around the distal end of the suspension and are connected to electrical pads on the transducer slider below. The height of the wires is reduced by swiping the wires in a lateral direction using a two-finger member. The swipe operation bends the wires down to reduce the overall height and reduces the stress created by the wires in the electrical pad bonds and allows the slider gimbal the freedom to move.

Transducer suspension system

A method of manufacturing a transducer suspension system for a data storage disk drive device having electrical wires strung along the top surface of the suspension, by bending the wires around the distal end of the suspension and connecting the wires to electrical pads on the transducer slider below. The height of the wires is reduced by swiping the wires in a lateral direction using a two-finger member. The swipe operation bends the wires down to reduce the overall height and reduces the stress created by the wires in the electrical pad bonds and allows the slider gimbal the freedom to move.

Method of manufacturing a transducer suspension system

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Peter William Kanas