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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:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Wayne Masse, Rosemount, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360104 ;
Abstract
A slider-suspension assembly for a magnetic disc drive is provided. The slider-suspension assembly includes a slider and a gimbal that is electrically coupled to electrical ground and bonded to the slider. The gimbal includes a pair of struts and a cross-member. The struts and cross-member define an open portion of the gimbal. A support extends from the cross-member and protrudes into the open portion. The gimbal is bonded to the slider at the support. The gimbal also includes a shear tab which includes a fountain. A conductive adhesive is deposited on the shear tab and within the fountain for electrically coupling the gimbal to the slider.