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Apparatus for retaining lubricant on the deposited end of a slider in a hard disk drive

US8199435B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 6, 2009
Grant dateJun 12, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6082
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This application discloses a hard disk drive, a head stack assembly, a head gimbal assembly, each including a slider with a deposited end including at least one means for retaining lubricant that tends to accumulate on the deposited end.

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