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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yanan Huang, Torrance, CA (US);
Zhenyu Zhang, Irvine, CA (US);
Chuanwen Ji, Irvine, CA (US);
Duc T. Phan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 5/596 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/59627 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a plurality of disk surfaces including a first disk surface and a second disk surface. A first head is actuated over the first disk surface, and a second head is actuated over the second disk surface. A ramp is located proximate an outer diameter of the disk surfaces. A stroke difference between the first and second heads is measured by moving the first and second heads toward the ramp and detecting when the heads contact the ramp.