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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard August Budde, Plymouth, MN (US);
David Allen Sluzewski, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/116 ;
Abstract
A flex circuit for use in a head gimbal assembly having additional polyamide features which improve the damping properties of the flex circuit. An elbow or damping strips with or without metal traces can be added to the flex circuit to dampen the first torsion gain. The elbow or damping strips with or without metal traces do not act as a substrate for electrical circuitry, but rather provide damping properties to the head gimbal assembly.