Method of assembling a disk drive

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9190115
APP PUB NO 20120275052A1
SERIAL NO

13458296

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A method of assembling a disk drive according to the invention comprises steps of: providing a base component of a housing of the disk drive; providing a cover component of the housing; mating the base component and the cover component to form an enclosed housing that encloses disk drive components for operation of the disk drive; and sealing the disk drive using low thermal energy bonding. A hermetically sealed disk drive of the invention comprises: a housing comprising a base and a cover; and disk drive components enclosed within the housing for operation of the disk drive, wherein the housing comprises a bondline continuously extending around a periphery of the housing for sealing the same.

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ENTROTECH INC1245 KINNEAR ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43212

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McGuire,, Jr James E Westerville, US 65 727
Strange, Andrew C Worthington, US 36 364

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