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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2006
John M. Burns, San Jose, CA (US);
Malika D. Carter, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas E. Karis, Aromas, CA (US);
Kunihiro Shida, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanley Y. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
John M. Burns, San Jose, CA (US);
Malika D. Carter, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas E. Karis, Aromas, CA (US);
Kunihiro Shida, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanley Y. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A system and method for reducing corrosion in a fluid dynamic bearing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a fluid dynamic bearing comprising a rotor portion and a stator portion is formed. In addition, a corrosion inhibitor containing lubricating fluid is provided between the rotor portion and the stator portion of the fluid dynamic bearing, wherein the corrosion inhibitor containing lubricating fluid does not react with either the rotor portion or the stator portion of the fluid dynamic bearing.