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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Hany Michael Gross, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jackson Wagner Nichols, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Neal Frank Gunderson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Hany Michael Gross, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jackson Wagner Nichols, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Neal Frank Gunderson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A media separator plate is provided having a plate main body and a shroud. The plate main body has a continuous, non-interrupted inner circumference and a continuous, non-interrupted outer circumference. The plate main body extends from the inner circumference to the outer circumference and includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The shroud is integrally formed with at least a portion of the outer circumference of the plate main body. The shroud is configured to at least partially surround the plate main body. The shroud extends above the top surface of the plate main body, below the bottom surface of the plate main body and outwardly from the outer circumference of the plate main body.