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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald W. Janz, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
John C. Morris, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian G. Molloy, Natick, MA (US);
David A. Sluzewski, Edina, MN (US);
John S. Wright, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ;
Abstract
A disc drive head positioning apparatus includes a head, a suspension which supports the head, a piezoelectric microactuator which is operatively coupled to the suspension, and a charge feedback driver which is operatively coupled to the piezoelectric microactuator. A method of positioning the head relative to a storage medium is also provided.