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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:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael D. Kennedy, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Norbert S. Parsoneault, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/702 ;
Abstract
A disc drive system includes a disc drive chassis, a magnetic storage disc, a read/write transducer adjacent to the disc for reading and writing information on the disc, and a hydrodynamic bearing assembly. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly rotatably couples the magnetic storage disc to the disc drive chassis. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes a fluid path therethrough for circulating a fluid. A labyrinth seal and magnet shield is provided proximate the hydrodynamic bearing assembly.