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Method and device for testing disk drive head while directing gas across the head

US6765379B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2001
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0013
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and devices are provided that allow heads for use in disk drives to be tested in a helium environment in a cost-effective way with little or no impact on test time and with minimal consumption of helium.

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