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Apparatus, systems and processes for reducing a hard disk drive's access time and concomitant power optimization

US9293163B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2015
Grant dateMar 22, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/5578
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Rotational latency is reduced in a standard conventional form factor HDD system by replacing, for example—the prior art rotary arm actuator of a conventional HDD, with one or more belts and pulleys and one or more read/write heads mounted on, or otherwise associated with the belts. Multiple scaled iterations facilitate energy savings and power optimized systems, without compromise to data access performance.

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