Integral Peripherals, Inc.

Mobile Storage Technology, Inc.

Richard K Thompson

James H Morehouse

David M Furay

Robert A Alt

James A Dunckley

Steven Bernard Volk

Michael R Utenick

Thomas L Andrews

Gary E Counts

Stephen R Cowen

Disclosed is a rigid disk drive information storage device which includes a rigid disk having an outside diameter in the range of about 33-34 mm., with a housing having a footprint that includes a width of about 35 mm. and utilizing a rotary actuator for positioning read/write recording elements across the surface of the disk. The disk storage devices further includes a footprint with length of about 50.8 mm., and includes in one embodiment dynamic head loading apparatus for loading the read/write recording elements into operative relationship with the disk. In another embodiment the rigid disk drive utilizes contact start stop loading and unloading of the read/write recording elements. An inertial latch is also provided for preventing rotation of the actuator when the drive is subjected to a rotational force.

Microminiature hard disk drive with adaptive runout compensation

Microminiature hard disk drive

A rotary inertial latch is disclosed for maintaining the actuator of a disk drive in its proper position when the drive is not in operation.

Rotary intertial latch for disk drive actuator to protect against

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Berthoud, CO, United States of America

Richard K Thompson