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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:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary F Kelsic, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert A Alt, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Mobile Storage Technology, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 9808 ;
Abstract
A disk drive with a drive motor having a spindle rotatable around an axis of rotation, one or more disks mounted on the spindle separated by annular spacers which have a radial dimension selected to maintain flatness of the disks, an annular ring dimensioned to distribute force evenly to the disks engaging the last mounted disk, a flat annular spring clamp for applying force uniformly to the annular ring, and a retaining member to hold the annular spring clamp in place.