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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:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stevenson J Marek, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Mark T Girard, South Haven, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hutchinson Technology, Inc., Hutchinson, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360104 ;
Abstract
A head suspension for supporting a read/write head of a rotary data storage device combines an actuator arm and load beam in a longitudinally compact construction. The construction includes overlapping laminae with one laminae extending over a hole provided in the other laminae, resulting in a monocoque construction of the head suspension that minimizes rotational inertia while maintaining desirable levels of shock, resonance and deflection performance of the head suspension.