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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Bonn, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Dave Diepersloot, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Terastor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/303 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/303 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for dampening resonant vibrations of a disk drive. The apparatus includes a disk cartridge including a top shell and a bottom shell forming an enclosure. A disk is contained within the enclosure where the inner surfaces of the top and bottom shells and the top, bottom and edge surfaces of the disk form a gap sufficiently tight to provide aero damping.