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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:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Jon Schulz, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Cal Edward Hardie, Edina, MN (US);
David Alan Zoz, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1563077 ; 1563082 ; 438119 ;
Abstract
A method of assembling an actuator arm for use in a disc drive is disclosed. The actuator arm includes a head gimbal assembly which supports a slider and magnetic head, and a slider supported from the gimbal. The actuator arm also includes a layer of Z-axis conductive adhesive film between the gimbal and the top surface of the slider for bonding the gimbal to the slider, and providing both mechanical support and electrical grounding for the slider.