Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge
Patent
1996-10-11
1998-09-22
Gaffin, Jeffrey A.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge
361220, 361221, H01G 4700
Patent
active
058123571
ABSTRACT:
An electrostatic discharge protection device is provided for use with a magnetic read/write transducer. The electrostatic discharge protection device electrically interconnects the conductive elements of magnetoresistive (MR) and inductive heads to provide a low-resistance conductive path placing the conductive elements at a substantially equal electrical potential, thus minimizing electrostatic discharge. The electrostatic discharge protection device provides an electrical path between the conductive elements which is manually or automatically removable upon connection to a mating element. The electrostatic protection device has a resilient inward bias to connect electrically conductive elements such that a ground is established between them and is removed automatically upon insertion of the conductive elements into a mating receptacle which is interposed between the conductive elements and the electrostatic discharge protection device.
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Cronin David V.
Johansen Arnold W.
Gaffin Jeffrey A.
Polaroid Corporation
Ricci Christopher P.
Sherry Michael J.
Stutius Wolfgang E.
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