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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Jen-tai Lin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jacky S. Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jen-Tai Lin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jacky S. Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disk drive baseplate includes a raised major surface oriented essentially parallel to the disk, a recessed major surface, and a boundary contour between the raised major surface and the recessed major surface. In one embodiment, the baseplate further includes an air channel adjacent to and at least partially outboard of the raised major surface, wherein the air channel includes the recessed major surface.