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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:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dieter M Schulze, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360106 ; 360104 ;
Abstract
A disk drive with a substantially spaced apart pivot configuration employing Knife Edge type pivot technology, or more specifically, at least one but preferably two contact points with relative movement of pin/cup structures with sliding and/or roll-off motion at contact point forming an axis of rotation and/or with inherently limited rotational range with rotatable confinement of movement along the pivot axis also contributing to either elimination and/or improvement of conventional elements/structures of the disk drive.