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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Joshua B. Howie, Boulder, CO (US);
Joshua P. Weiher, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott E. Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew L. Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joshua B. Howie, Boulder, CO (US);
Joshua P. Weiher, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott E. Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew L. Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a disk drive balance plug that includes a substantially cylindrical body defining a first end, a second end, a substantially cylindrical outer surface, and a plug central axis. The balance plug also preferably includes at least one protrusion extending along the cylindrical outer surface between the first and second ends in a direction substantially aligned with the plug central axis.