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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Applicants:
Walter Wong, Boulder, CO (US);
James R. Staggers, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Walter Wong, Boulder, CO (US);
James R. Staggers, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc drive in which an actuator arm and a suspension are each metallurgically bonded to a coupling. The coupling comprises two materials, one of which is metallurgically compatible with the material of the actuator arm and the other is metallurgically compatible with the material of the suspension. The metallugical bonds may be formed using a welding process.