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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Kevin J. Schulz, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Marsha A. Huha, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sandeepan Bhattacharya, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin J. Schulz, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Marsha A. Huha, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sandeepan Bhattacharya, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B021/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension for a storage device includes a metal layer and one or more composite stiffeners bonded to the metal layer to stiffen part but not all of the suspension. The composite stiffeners are made of a composite material and are bonded to the metal layer by an adhesive. Under most embodiments, the composite material has a higher stiffness to weight ratio than a metal.