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2008-09-02

2008-09-02

Klimowicz, William J (Department: 2627)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Disk record

C360S097020

Reexamination Certificate

active

11159180

ABSTRACT:
A hard disk drive (HDD) and method, with the HDD including a housing, having a base member and a cover member attached to each other, a plurality of disks, rotatably stacked on the base member and spaced apart from one another, an actuator installed on the base member to rotate around a pivot and fixedly supporting, on its leading end, a slider on which a magnetic head for recording or reproducing data to or from the disks is mounted, and a damper, disposed between the stacked disks, wherein a groove is formed on surfaces of the damper facing the disks.

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