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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
John R. Gustafson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jon E. Jacoby, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/1466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disk drive includes a disk drive enclosure having a canister opening, and a disk rotably mounted to and within the disk drive enclosure. A canister containing a desiccant or adsorptive material is removably externally fixed within the canister opening. An external surface of the canister is external to and facing away from the enclosure. A hermetic seal covers the external surface of the canister and is externally adhered to the disk drive enclosure.