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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Robert A. Alt, Longmont, CO (US);
E. Paul Lee, Boulder, CO (US);
Matthew R. Lepore, Thornton, CO (US);
Robert A. Alt, Longmont, CO (US);
E. Paul Lee, Boulder, CO (US);
Matthew R. Lepore, Thornton, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus provides improved positional control for an access element moveable adjacent a rotatable surface, such as a data transducing head adjacent a data recording surface of a data storage device. A circumferentially extending windage plate is adapted for placement adjacent the rotatable surface. The plate includes an edge surface configured to extend adjacent a movement path of an access element across the rotatable surface. The edge surface supports a ramp structure adapted to receivingly support the access element at a position away from the rotatable surface.