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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
May. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Satya Prakash Arya, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Satya Prakash Arya, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention discloses an apparatus and method for passive damping of slider modes in a storage device. An exemplary apparatus comprises a cradle for supporting a slider and comprising two side members and a center member, where each of the side members are disposed at opposite ends of the center member, and a viscoelastic layer lining two side members and the center member of the cradle.