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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2006
Xin H. Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
S. Craig Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lin Guo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yu Sun, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian Rigney, Louisville, CO (US);
Stan Shepherd, Morgan HIll, CA (US);
Yuan Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xin H. Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
S. Craig Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lin Guo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yu Sun, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian Rigney, Louisville, CO (US);
Stan Shepherd, Morgan HIll, CA (US);
Yuan Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method for preconditioning an elastomeric stop member to create a stabilized reference position for a moveable member by repetitively biasing the moveable member against the stop member and using the stabilized reference position to initiate a writing of servo data by the moveable member to a storage surface.