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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Edgerton, Akron, OH (US);
Gary Kochis, Uniontown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Telxon Corporation, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 75 ; 360 69 ;
Abstract
A protection system for a hard drive in a portable computing device in which the hard drive is placed in a protective state based on the kinetic energy of the hard drive exceeding a determined threshold. Upon determination that the threshold has been exceeded, the protection system takes steps to protect the hard drive so that the hard drive will be less susceptible to damage from impact.