Inhibiting oxidation of organic contaminants in a hard disk drive (HDD)
US8405929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/3106
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information storage system including an enclosure, a rotating data storage medium including a surface, a slider including an ABS and an airborne oxidizable contaminant disposed in the enclosure. The system also includes an antioxidant absorbed onto the surface of the data storage medium. The antioxidant inhibits oxidation of the oxidizable contaminants at an interface between the ABS and the rotating data storage medium.
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