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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert N. Summers, Brea, CA (US);
Daniel Vera, Temecula, CA (US);
Assignee:
Magnecomp Corp., Temecula, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/42 ;
Abstract
Problems aligning a slider with a dimple in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining a series of optically readable indicia on or about the dimple that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather than the dimple.