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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:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David R. Lapp, Boulder, CO (US);
Neal F. Gunderson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Wolfgang Rosner, Burnsville, MN (US);
Robert M. Gibbs, Longmont, CO (US);
Kok Chai Low, Lakeville, MN (US);
Edward J. Seibert, Longmont, CO (US);
David G. Fitzgerald, Lafayette, CO (US);
Sonia Marrero, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey James Croxall, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/1406 (2013.01); G11B 33/1486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hard drive includes a base deck with sidewalls to define a cavity. The hard drive further includes a weld lip that is positioned along and extends from the sidewalls. The weld lip includes a thermal choke that is configured to reduce heat transfer from the weld lip to the sidewalls.