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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lynn Bich-Quy Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher Woldemar, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/107 (2013.01); F16C 33/1085 (2013.01); F16C 2370/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus, including a stationary component; a rotatable component; a fluid dynamic bearing defined by the stationary component and the rotatable component; a first channel substantially parallel to the fluid dynamic bearing; a second channel substantially perpendicular to the first channel; and a fluid reservoir substantially parallel to the first channel, wherein the second channel fluidly connects the fluid reservoir to the first channel.