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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. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey W. McCutcheon, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas L. Morse, Roseville, MN (US);
Michael A. Jung, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Brian L. Johnson, Hastings, MN (US);
Richard P. Bushman, Stillwater, MN (US);
A. Dwayne Nelson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/708 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vibration damped spacer articles having good force (torque and/or pressure and/or stress) retention, and disk drives having a damped spacer article and a rotatable storage article inserted therein.