Ceramic support arm for movably positioning transducers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4949194
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07160883

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A support arm is adapted for high-speed positioning of a transducer such as a read/write head in a magnetic disk drive. The support arm is essentially composed of a ceramic material having a high specific stiffness. The support arm is shaped to form structures integral of the support arm for mating with fasteners for connecting a transducer assembly to one end of the support arm and for connecting the support arm to a positioning actuator.

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CERADYNE INC3169 RED HILL COSTA MESA CA 92626

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, Ernest V Phillipston, MA 2 75
MacPherson, John A San Diego, CA 6 122

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