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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark W. Heaton, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
Abstract
A read/write head assembly ( ) is provided for use in a mass storage device such as a hard disk. drive. The read/write head assembly ( ) is positioned on a suspension arm ( ) and includes a read/write head ( ) and a head lifter ( ). The head lifter ( ) positions the read/write head ( ) in a first position and a second position.