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Patent No.:

US 8885299 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

May. 24, 2011

Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions

Applicants:

Jeffry S. Bennin, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Jacob D. Bjorstrom, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Shawn P. Bopp, Savage, MN (US);

Reed T. Hentges, Buffalo, MN (US);

Michael T. Hofflander, Edina, MN (US);

Richard R. Jenneke, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Craig A. Leabch, St. Cloud, MN (US);

Mark S. Lewandowski, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Zachary A. Pokornowski, Cokato, MN (US);

Brian D. Schafer, Mound, MN (US);

Brian J. Stepien, Glencoe, MN (US);

John A. Theget, Hutchinson, MN (US);

John E. Theisen, Winsted, MN (US);

John L. Wagner, Plymouth, MN (US);

Inventors:

Jeffry S. Bennin, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Jacob D. Bjorstrom, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Shawn P. Bopp, Savage, MN (US);

Reed T. Hentges, Buffalo, MN (US);

Michael T. Hofflander, Edina, MN (US);

Richard R. Jenneke, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Craig A. Leabch, St. Cloud, MN (US);

Mark S. Lewandowski, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Zachary A. Pokornowski, Cokato, MN (US);

Brian D. Schafer, Mound, MN (US);

Brian J. Stepien, Glencoe, MN (US);

John A. Theget, Hutchinson, MN (US);

John E. Theisen, Winsted, MN (US);

John L. Wagner, Plymouth, MN (US);

Assignee:

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Attorney:

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

Primary Examiner:

Julie Anne Watko

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Stable, low resistance conductive adhesive ground connections between motor contacts and a gold-plated contact area on a stainless steel component of a dual stage actuated suspension. The stainless steel component can be a baseplate, load beam, hinge, motor plate, add-on feature or flexure.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bennin, Jeffry. (2014). Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions (U.S. Patent No. 8885299). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8885299

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