ROTATIONAL DIPPING OF STORAGE DISK MEDIA

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20240116078A1
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18365955

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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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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC3355 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
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Oswald, David W Morgan Hill, US 1 0
Sun, Qi San Jose, US 103 543
Tierney, Robert M Fremont, US 3 31

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