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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Brett Robert Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US);
Ronald Eldon Anderson, Lakeville, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brett Robert Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US);
Ronald Eldon Anderson, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method for non-permanently fixturing an unmounted head gimbal assembly (UHGA). A backing plate has a planar body defining a plurality of contact points, and a lip extending from the body that is operably alignable with the UHGA so that a force applied against the lip transfers through the body to urge each of the contact points against the UHGA.