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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Norbert A. Feliss, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald Ray Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Reinhard F. Wolter, Saratoga, CA (US);
Norbert A. Feliss, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald Ray Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Reinhard F. Wolter, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A clamp includes a disk and a clamp engaging the disk, wherein the clamp has protrusions that bite into a surface of the disk. A disk and clamp assembly includes a disk having receiving areas formed therein, and a clamp engaging the disk, where the clamp has protrusions that engage the receiving areas. Another disk and clamp assembly includes a disk having protrusions formed thereon, and a clamp engaging the disk, where the clamp has receiving areas adapted for receiving the protrusions.