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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:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald J. MacLeod, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Chris M. Woldemar, Santa Cruz, 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 spindle drive for a rotating media for data storage in computer systems with a single piece base, the base having a sleeve for fixedly holding a rotating shaft through hydrodynamic bearings, the shaft further affixed to a hub for rotating the media, the base also having a drive assembly with a stator and permanent magnets.