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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Albrecht, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas R. Albrecht, San Jose, CA (US);
Satya Prakash Arya, San Jose, CA (US);
Tzong-Shii Pan, San Jose, CA (US);
Surya Pattanaik, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor Wing Chun Shum, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/42 ;
Abstract
A method for making a suspension system comprising a multiple layer flexure, a load beam and an arm. The load beam extends from the tip of the suspension all the way back to the rear of the arm. Datum holes are located in the load beam such that during assembly all reference points are made from the single load beam piece.