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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Kevin Arthur Gomez, Wexford, PA (US);
William Albert Challener, Sewickley, PA (US);
Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama, Bloomington, MN (US);
Patrick Breckow Chu, Wexford, PA (US);
Kevin Arthur Gomez, Wexford, PA (US);
William Albert Challener, Sewickley, PA (US);
Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama, Bloomington, MN (US);
Patrick Breckow Chu, Wexford, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a load beam, a slider coupled to the load beam by a gimbal assembly and including an optical transducer, an optical fiber for transmitting light directly toward the transducer, and a mounting structure for adjusting the position of an end of the optical fiber. Data storage devices that include the apparatus are also included.