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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Joseph H. Sassine, Lakeville, MN (US);
Sandeepan Bhattacharya, Eagan, MN (US);
Andrew J. Hutchinson, New Prague, MN (US);
Joel D. Limmer, Bloomington, MN (US);
Joseph H. Sassine, Lakeville, MN (US);
Sandeepan Bhattacharya, Eagan, MN (US);
Andrew J. Hutchinson, New Prague, MN (US);
Joel D. Limmer, Bloomington, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A head suspension assembly for carrying a slider assembly in a disc drive has a beam component having a front end and a rear end, a hinge component near the rear end of the beam component for connecting to an actuation means, and a gimbal component near the front end of the main beam section for carrying a transducing head. At least one of the hinge component and the gimbal component is made from a structural damping material having high stiffness and high damping capacity.