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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology, Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/04 (2006.01); G11B 17/038 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 33/08 (2006.01); G11B 19/04 (2006.01); G11B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/038 (2013.01); G11B 19/042 (2013.01); G11B 19/2018 (2013.01); G11B 19/2045 (2013.01); G11B 25/043 (2013.01); G11B 33/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a basedeck; a motor coupled to the basedeck and having a rotatable hub; and first, second, third, fourth, and fifth discs coupled to the hub. Three of the five discs are biased against the hub in a first direction and two of the five discs are biased against the hub in a second direction. In certain embodiments, a method includes biasing at least three discs against a hub in a first direction and biasing at least two discs against the hub in a second direction.