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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon R Knight, Saratoga, CA (US);
Amit Jain, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian Bonn, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
TeraStor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360133 ; 360137 ; 369291 ; 369 72 ; 15-151 ;
Abstract
A disk cartridge assembly includes an enclosure, a recording disk mounted for rotation in the enclosure, and an electrostatic cleaning element positioned on an interior surface of the enclosure. The cleaning element engages one side of the disk at least when the disk is at rest and when the disk is rotated at a low speed, and the cleaning element is charged to a high voltage.