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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Grant Hester, Longmont, CO (US);
Phil Gooras, Frederick, CO (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/25 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/0004 (2013.01); G01B 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method contemplating a goniometer stage having a base, and a roller bearing having a first annular race supported by the base and a concentric second annular race. A rotor plate is configured to support a workpiece, and defines a bearing surface contacting the second annular race throughout a selective movement of the rotor plate with respect to the base along an arc defining an axis of rotation that is spaced apart from the rotor plate.