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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Kirk Price, San Jose, CA (US);
Neal Bertram Schirle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kirk Price, San Jose, CA (US);
Neal Bertram Schirle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of erasing information on one or more disks in a disk drive uses a high strength magnetic field to erase the disks while the disks are in the HDD assembly. The design of the head disk enclosure provides a reduced thickness in a localized region over the disks. This allows a narrower working magnetic gap of the HDD level disk erase apparatus. The localized region of the HDD may be a formed indentation on the top cover, elimination of flange, and reduced floor thickness of the HDD base.