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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2003
Senthil Balasubramaniam, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Trent A. Johnson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Derek J. Schanil, Watkins, MN (US);
Roger W. Schmitz, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Stephen P. Toperzer, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Hryhory T. Koba, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Timothy G. Rice, Waconia, MN (US);
Paul E. Schwing, Waconia, MN (US);
Blair M. Erickson, Waconia, MN (US);
Mohamed Salah H. Khlif, Fridley, MN (US);
Senthil Balasubramaniam, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Trent A. Johnson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Derek J. Schanil, Watkins, MN (US);
Roger W. Schmitz, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Stephen P. Toperzer, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Hryhory T. Koba, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Timothy G. Rice, Waconia, MN (US);
Paul E. Schwing, Waconia, MN (US);
Blair M. Erickson, Waconia, MN (US);
Mohamed Salah H. Khlif, Fridley, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for simultaneously adjusting the gram load and radius geometry height of a head suspension by scanning a spring region of the head suspension with a laser beam. The incremental height difference between left and right legs of a spring region of the suspension may also be concurrently corrected. Apparatus and method for measuring the radius geometry height are provided by two or more non-contacting optical probes. A nitrogen atmosphere may be maintained in the region scanned.