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Tester with virtual ground

US8004782B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2009
Grant dateAug 23, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4555
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tester system includes a tester and a radioactive isotope source. The tester includes a spindle assembly, a disk mounted to the spindle assembly, and a head actuatable over the disk. The radioactive isotope source is positioned in an ionizing location proximate the tester, such that a minimum distance between the radioactive isotope source and an axis of rotation of the disk is less than a radius of the disk.

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