ROTATIONAL DIPPING OF STORAGE DISK MEDIA
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Apr 11, 2024
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Aug 4, 2023
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for a lubricant station for applying lubricant to storage disk platters. The lubricant station includes a tub for holding lubricant and a caddy disposed in the tub, with the storage disk platters placed in the caddy. The caddy includes a mandrel configured to raise and lower the storage disk platters into the tub. The caddy also includes rotatable shafts configured to hold the storage disk platter. The caddy also includes a drive mechanism for rotating the rotatable shafts. The lubricant station also includes control circuitry configured to lower the storage disk platters onto the rotatable shafts of the caddy, rotate the rotatable shafts and the storage disk platters, and remove the storage disk platters from the tub.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE STE 100 IRVINE CA 92612 |
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- 2023 Application Filing Year
- B05C Class
- 269 Applications Filed
- 72 Patents Issued To-Date
- 26.77 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Oswald, David W | Morgan Hill, US | 1 | 0 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 0 | |||
Sun, Qi | San Jose, US | 103 | 543 |
# of filed Patents : 103 Total Citations : 543 | |||
Tierney, Robert M | Fremont, US | 3 | 31 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 31 |
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