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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Michael Allen Greminger, St. Anthony, MN (US);
John Stuart Wright, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Scott Bowers, Edina, MN (US);
Bradley Jay Ver Meer, Savage, MN (US);
Michael Allen Greminger, St. Anthony, MN (US);
John Stuart Wright, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Scott Bowers, Edina, MN (US);
Bradley Jay Ver Meer, Savage, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved microactuator suspension is provided for use with high density storage media. The number of microactuator elements is reduced to one and placed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the suspension arm to maximize the windage and resonance performance and minimize the microactuator's contribution to bending stiffness and the off track bending component. An improved electrical connection eliminates the requirement for a jumper. These improvements reduce cost by reducing part count and assembly complexity.