Metallically sealed, wrapped hard disk drives and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9601161
APP PUB NO 20160307606A1
SERIAL NO

14687437

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Hard disk drives of the invention are wrapped in wraps for enhanced sealing of the hard disk drive. Wrapped hard disk drives of the invention comprise: an enclosed hard disk drive housing comprising a base and a cover enclosed around internal components for facilitating reading and recording of data at a desired location on at least one disk contained within the housing; and a wrap wrapped and metallically sealed around the enclosed hard disk drive housing in an at least partially overlapping manner to form the wrapped hard disk drive and prevent undesired migration therethrough such that a sealed environment exists within the wrapped hard disk drive.

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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 Tiburon, US 65 727
Strange, Andrew C Worthington, US 36 364

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