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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Yaling D. Fan, Shakopee, MN (US);
Mark A. Toffle, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Xu Zuo, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Srinivas Tadepalli, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Yaling D. Fan, Shakopee, MN (US);
Mark A. Toffle, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Xu Zuo, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Srinivas Tadepalli, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus including a cantilevered head assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a flow control device to control flow proximate to the cantilevered head assembly. In one embodiment, the flow control device includes a blower assembly coupleable to a pressure source and/or vacuum assembly to limit flow disturbances proximate to the cantilevered head assembly.