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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Mark Edward Sheffield, Northborough, MA (US);
Philip John Bartels, Lexington, MA (US);
Geoffrey Wayne Kaiser, Westborough, MA (US);
James Fay Martin, Westborough, MA (US);
Seshadri Ramaswamy, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Edward Sheffield, Northborough, MA (US);
Philip John Bartels, Lexington, MA (US);
Geoffrey Wayne Kaiser, Westborough, MA (US);
James Fay Martin, Westborough, MA (US);
Seshadri Ramaswamy, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertion, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A read/write head is moved across a contact-start-stop (CSS) zone on a data storage disk during the spin-up and/or spin-down of the disk. Moving the head during spin-up and/or spin-down may reduce the concentration of wear along a surface of the CSS zone.