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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2011
Applicant:

Charles Allan Brown, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

Charles Allan Brown, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 25/043 (2013.01); G11B 33/1453 (2013.01); B01D 53/04 (2013.01); B01D 53/261 (2013.01);
Abstract

Approaches for desiccant device within an enclosure protecting sensitive electronic equipment. Electronic equipment, such as a hard-disk drive (HDD), may comprise a desiccant device a desiccant device that comprises a first desiccant material, a second desiccant material, and an activated carbon layer. The first desiccant material has a relatively high rate of water vapor absorption while the second desiccant material has a relatively low rate of water vapor absorption. The activated carbon layer absorbs airborne organic airborne particles. The desiccant device may be a breather filer or may be disposed entirely within the interior of the electronic equipment, e.g., the desiccant device may be a recirculation filter.


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