Flexible circuit with partial ground path

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9900981
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15600629

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A head assembly for a magnetic tape storage device includes a head and a flexible circuit connected to the head. The flexible circuit includes a gripping portion, an end including electrical contacts for the head, conductors extending from the electrical contacts, and ink patterned onto the electrical contacts and gripping portion to form electrical paths therebetween. The ink conducts electrostatic charge from the electrical contacts and conductors to a grounded user in response to skin of the user contacting the ink.

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ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONREDWOOD SHORES CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McKinstry, Kevin D Westminster, US 17 130
Ziegler, Karl Denver, US 14 101

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