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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:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan L Grantz, Aptos, CA (US);
Wesley R Clark, Watsonville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 9908 ; 360 9912 ; 360 9905 ;
Abstract
A magnetic disc storage system includes a base and a rotating magnetic disc having an axis of rotation. A transducing head which reads and writes information is positioned proximate the disc. The disc rotates on a rotating member relative to a fixed member which is attached to the base. In one embodiment, the hydrodynamic bearing has a shape which forms a portion of a sphere.