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Data storage component test deck

US9449643B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Seagate Technology LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Louis Rancour · Minnetonka, US
Brett R. Herdendorf · Mound, US
Ronald Eldon Anderson · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 2015
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B33/00
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A test deck may be employed as part of a data storage component testing system. A test deck can consist of at least a bottom cover mating to a top cover to define an enclosed testing region configured to house a data storage medium, transducing head, and head suspension. The top cover may have an access port occupied by a door providing access to the enclosed testing region.

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