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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Eugene Shapiro, Belmont, CA (US);
Jagdeep S. Buttar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Trung Vinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Tahir A. Ali, Fremont, CA (US);
Eugene Shapiro, Belmont, CA (US);
Jagdeep S. Buttar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Trung Vinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Tahir A. Ali, Fremont, CA (US);
Western Digital (Fremont), LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving loading and unloading of a read or write head onto and off of a disk medium. Particular embodiments may assist in loading a read or write head to, or unloading a read or write head from, a load location over a surface of a disk medium in such a manner that damage to the surface of the disk medium (e.g., load location) is either prevented or minimized. The prevention or reduction of damage may be achieved by ensuring that a read or write head has sufficient clearance over the surface of a disk medium as the read or write head moves over the surface (e.g., as the head moves parallel to the surface) during a head loading or unloading process.