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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Xu Zuo, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Xiaohong Sun, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
Xu Zuo, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Xiaohong Sun, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A windage management arrangement for attenuating fluid flow disturbances on an actuator and a moving disc, comprising in combination a fluid flow stripper upstream of the actuator and a disc edge damper downstream of the actuator. A method for managing fluid flow created by a rotating disc that is operably disposed adjacent to an actuator, comprising diverting an upstream portion of the fluid flow, with respect to the actuator, away from the actuator; and diverting a downstream portion of the fluid flow, with respect to the actuator, away from a disc edge.