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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Louis Rancour, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ralph Kevin Smith, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Kevin Jon Schulz, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/121 ; G11B 1/732 ; G11B 5/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/121 ; G11B 1/732 ; G11B 5/60 ;
Abstract
The invention is a suspension gimbal-head assembly that includes a magnetic head having a leading edge and a following edge, a suspension gimbal, the magnetic head is mechanically connected to the suspension gimbal at the head leading edge and the head following edge. There is also provided a disk drive that includes a suspension gimbal-head assembly that includes a magnetic head having a leading edge and a following edge, a suspension gimbal, the magnetic head mechanically connected to the suspension gimbal at the head leading edge and the head following edge.