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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Christopher D. Hahm, Roy, UT (US);
Marty L. Stout, South Weber, UT (US);
Stephanie L. Seaman, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher D. Hahm, Roy, UT (US);
Marty L. Stout, South Weber, UT (US);
Stephanie L. Seaman, Portland, OR (US);
Iomega Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus has an information storage medium with an information storage surface, and structure operable to effect relative movement of the head and surface within a first zone while maintaining the head adjacent the surface and while using the head to effect at least one of reading information from and writing information to the surface. A head cleaning section includes a cleaning part engageable with the head when the head is in a second zone where the head is spaced from the surface, the structure being operable to effect relative movement of the engaged head and cleaning part in a manner which includes a component of movement that is representative of an applied force subject to a damping influence.