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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Etoli Wolff, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Samnathan Murthy, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/710 ;
Abstract
A hydrodynamic bearing having a shaft relatively rotatable with rest to a surrounding sleeve and having a thrust plate of or near one end thereof. The shaft and sleeve define a journal bearing extending substantially the full length of the two relatively rotating parts.