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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Zine Eddine Boutaghou, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Scott E. Ryun, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Anthony P. Sannino, Longmont, CO (US);
Zine Eddine Boutaghou, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Scott E. Ryun, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Anthony P. Sannino, Longmont, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An information handling system, such as a disc drive, including a base, a disc stack rotatably attached to the base, and an actuator assembly movably attached to the base. The actuator assembly also includes a load spring and a slider attached to said load spring. The slider has an air-bearing surface. The air-bearing surface includes a first rail, a second rail and a depression positioned between the first rail and the second rail of the air-bearing surface. The depression further includes a first level surface and a second level surface. The first level surface of the slider is at a different distance from a surface of the first rail of the slider than the second level surface of the slider. The air-bearing surface may also include a divider located between the first level surface of the slider and the second level surface of the slider.