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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Peter F. Ladwig, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Mark A. Miller, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Michael W. Davis, Rockford, MN (US);
Bryan J. Scheele, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Douglas P. Riemer, Waconia, MN (US);
Donald M. Anderson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
John A. Theget, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include a suspension assembly having a support member, a moving member movably coupled to the support member, and shape metal alloy wires coupled between the support and moving members by attachment structures. In embodiments, the attachment structures include a first portion and a second portion configured to be crimped together. In embodiments, at least one of the first and second portions include an etched recess.