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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. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aaron Steve Macpherson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Rick K. Thompson, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides for an improved ramp such that the head gimbal assemblies (HGAs) are prevented from moving off the ramp away from the discs. In a preferred embodiment, a ramp has a surface against which a load beam of a HGA rests when the HGA is in the unloaded position. The surface includes a sharp detent configured for retaining the load beam and thus preventing the load beam from sliding off the surface.