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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Barish Chakravarty, Shugart, SG;
Mark Anthony Gubbins, Springtown, GB;
Xiong Liu, Shugart, SG;
John Kwong Heng Alphonsus Kwok, Shugart, SG;
Zi Jian Brandon Ang, Shugart, SG;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/012 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4866 (2013.01); G11B 5/012 (2013.01); G11B 5/4813 (2013.01); G11B 5/4833 (2013.01); G11B 5/5521 (2013.01); G11B 25/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and assemblies used to optically communicate signals within a hard disk drive between controller electronics and recording heads. One or more transceivers in a fixed location can be used to communicate with one or more transceivers positioned on a moveable actuator and coupled to the recording heads. The use of linear motion actuators can help preserve line-of-sight optical communication between the transceivers.