Seagate Technology Incorporated

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Ricky Ray Anderson

Andrew D Habermas

Mihaela Ruxandra Baurceanu

Chea Phann

Joel William Hoehn

Raymond Leroy Moudry

Kevin Lamber Mayer

Kevin Lambert Mayer

Jeff O'Konski

Yuhong Xiong

Dat Quach

Joshua Zierhut

Nicholas Blum

The present disclosure includes one or more resilient members for use in an apparatus used to form lapping plates. The resilient members can permit processing members such as charging elements and shaving blades to conform to irregularities in surface topography of lapping plate platens.

One or more conformal members used in the manufacture of a lapping plate, and related apparatuses and methods of making

The present disclosure includes barrier devices for use in an apparatus used to form lapping plates. The barrier devices can contain liquid on the surface of the lapping plate platen. The present disclosure also involves related methods.

Barrier device used in the manufacture of a lapping plate, and related apparatuses and methods of making

The present disclosure includes a lapping system that includes a temperature control system system to heat or cool the lapping plate while lapping. The temperature control system can include a closed circuit fluid system and/or one or more electrical resistive heating elements. In some embodiments that cooling system can control the temperature of the lapping plate during lapping to within +/&#x2212;5&#xb0; C., or even +/&#x2212;0.5&#xb0; C.

Lapping system that includes a lapping plate temperature control system, and related methods

The present disclosure involves apparatuses and methods for coating a lapping plate with an aqueous composition. The apparatus can be configured and the aqueous composition can be formulated so that the aqueous composition can flow to a spray nozzle device solely due to gravity in a batchwise manner.

Apparatus for coating a lapping plate platen, and related methods of using

The present disclosure includes charging members for charging abrasive particles into the surface of a lapping plate. The charging members include one or more channels to permit abrasive slurry to flow through when the charging member is in contact with the lapping plate.

One or more charging members used in the manufacture of a lapping plate, and related apparatuses and methods of making

A method and apparatus for cleaning a waste collection pit of an animal housing facility. A storage tank or reservoir for water to be used in the cleaning operation is suspended inside the upper confines of the housing facility above the living quarters of the animals. Water from the storage tank is directed through a vertical down tube to a water distributor associated with each waste collection pit. Interposed in the vertical down tube for controlling the flow of water is a slide gate valve of a design to travel from a fully closed to fully open position within a short time interval. The storage tank provides a pressure head of water for the efficient flushing of wastes from the collection pit during a flushing operation. Water used in a flushing operation is collected either in a storage lagoon for recycling or for transport to a remote treatment or application location.

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Bloomington, MN, United States of America

Ricky Ray Anderson