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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/1466 (2013.01); B01D 46/0036 (2013.01); G11B 25/043 (2013.01); G11B 33/146 (2013.01); G11B 33/148 (2013.01); G11B 33/1486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve apparatus for a storage device includes a tab configured to couple to an enclosure and a flap coupled to the tab by a flexure. The flap is configured to regulate airflow through a breather hole of the enclosure. The flap includes an opening configured to reduce airflow into the enclosure when the flap is in a closed position.