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| 20120092792 | SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor includes a stationary portion, a bearing mechanism, and a rotating portion. The bearing mechanism is attached to the stationary portion. The stationary portion includes a base portion, a stator, and a wiring. The base portion is arranged to define a portion of a housing of the disk drive apparatus, the housing defining an airtight interior space. The base portion includes a recessed portion defined on a side thereof where the interior space is defined. The recessed portion includes an inner side surface including an adhesion region and a press-fit region. A lower portion of the bearing mechanism is fixed to the adhesion region through an adhesive, and press fitted to the press-fit region. An axial dimension of the adhesion region is arranged to be greater than that of the press-fit region. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120120523 | COMMAND SUSPENSION IN RESPONSE, AT LEAST IN PART, TO DETECTED ACCELERATION AND/OR ORIENTATION CHANGE - In an embodiment, an apparatus is provided that may include circuitry to, in response at least in part to detected change in at least one of acceleration and orientation of storage, request suspension of at least one command currently stored in at least one pending command queue that is intended for execution, at least in part, by the storage. The at least one command having been previously issued by the circuitry but being currently unexecuted, at least in part, by the storage. The circuitry also being to store, in response at least in part to the detected change, at least one copy of the at least one command for later re-issuance by the circuitry, and to request replacement of at least one command in the at least one queue with at least one other command to park at least one head of the storage. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120127608 | STORAGE SYSTEM CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY MODULE AND FAN - When a disk device corresponding to a logical volume is started, a disk system determines and starts a disk device and a fan to be started, while comprehensively considering heat quantity generated by the disk device to be started, the cooling capacity of the fan, and the electric power consumption of the fan or the electric power consumption of the disk device. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120134045 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND DISK DRIVE WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic head of a disk drive includes a head slider including a disk-facing surface, and an inflow end surface and an outflow end surface extending across the disk-facing surface, a write element and a read element in an end portion of the head slider on the side of the outflow end surface, and an SiNx film formed on the outflow end surface of the head slider. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120162815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING DOMAIN PINNING AND REVERSAL IN FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS - A method for manipulating domain pinning and reversal in a ferromagnetic material comprises applying an external magnetic field to a uniaxial ferromagnetic material comprising a plurality of magnetic domains, where each domain has an easy axis oriented along a predetermined direction. The external magnetic field is applied transverse to the predetermined direction and at a predetermined temperature. The strength of the magnetic field is varied at the predetermined temperature, thereby isothermally regulating pinning of the domains. A magnetic storage device for controlling domain dynamics includes a magnetic hard disk comprising a uniaxial ferromagnetic material, a magnetic recording head including a first magnet, and a second magnet. The ferromagnetic material includes a plurality of magnetic domains each having an easy axis oriented along a predetermined direction. The second magnet is positioned adjacent to the magnetic hard disk and is configured to apply a magnetic field transverse to the predetermined direction. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120218660 | DRIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus includes a controller and a plurality of disk drives. The controller has a communication control unit for accepting a data input/output request, a disk controller unit for controlling a disk drive, and a cache memory for temporarily storing data transferred between the communication control unit and the disk controller unit. The plurality of disk drives has different communication interfaces and connected to the disk controller unit to communicate with the disk controller unit. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120275052 | Disk Drives Sealed Using Low Thermal Energy Bonding - 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. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130063838 | DISK-ENCLOSURE BASE CONFIGURED TO INHIBIT FORMATION OF ADHERENT SOLDER-FLUX RESIDUE - A disk-enclosure base that is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue. The disk-enclosure base includes a casting, a through-hole fabricated in the casting, a solder channel, an E-coat layer, and an E-coat-free zone. The E-coat layer is applied to a first portion of an interior surface of the casting. The E-coat-free zone is adjacent to and surrounds the solder channel. The E-coat-free zone also includes a second portion of the interior surface of the casting lying between the solder channel and the E-coated first portion of the interior surface of the casting. The E-coat-free zone is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue. A disk-enclosure-base/electrical-feedthrough assembly that is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue, and a hard-disk drive (HDD) including the disk-enclosure-base/electrical-feedthrough assembly are also provided. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130155545 | INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE WITH A DAMPING INSERT SHEET BETWEEN A HOUSING BAY AND A DISK DRIVE - A novel information storage device is disclosed and claimed. The information storage device includes a device housing with a generally rectangular bay to accommodate a disk drive. The generally rectangular bay includes a base portion and a plurality of side portions. The information storage device further includes a damping insert sheet disposed between the disk drive and the base portion. The damping insert sheet has a plurality of elastomeric cushions, for example with a cushion thickness in the range 0.5 mm to 10 mm, and a spanning sheet, for example having a sheet thickness in the range 0.02 mm to 0.35 mm. Each of the plurality of elastomeric cushions is attached to the spanning sheet. Each of the plurality of elastomeric cushions contacts and is compressed between the generally rectangular bay and the disk drive. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140029136 | PARTICLE-CAPTURING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO REMOVE PARTICLES FROM A PLURALITY OF AIR-STREAMS FLOWING WITHIN A DISK ENCLOSURE OF A HARD-DISK DRIVE - A particle-capturing device configured to remove particles from a plurality of air-streams flowing within a disk enclosure of a HDD. The particle-capturing device includes a particle-capturing filter, and a filter holder. The filter has a front side and a back side. The filter holder holds the filter. The filter holder has a first opening configured to allow a first in-bound air-stream to flow in-bound through a first portion of the filter, which is disposed in the first opening, from the front side out through the back side of the filter, and a second opening configured to allow an out-bound air-stream to flow out-bound through a second portion of the filter, which is disposed in the second opening, from the back side out through the front side of the filter. A HDD and a particle-capturing system that include the particle-capturing device are also provided. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140036388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING DOMAIN PINNING AND REVERSAL IN FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS - A method for manipulating domain pinning and reversal in a ferromagnetic material comprises applying an external magnetic field to a uniaxial ferromagnetic material comprising a plurality of magnetic domains, where each domain has an easy axis oriented along a predetermined direction. The external magnetic field is applied transverse to the predetermined direction and at a predetermined temperature. The strength of the magnetic field is varied at the predetermined temperature, thereby isothermally regulating pinning of the domains. A magnetic storage device for controlling domain dynamics includes a magnetic hard disk comprising a uniaxial ferromagnetic material, a magnetic recording head including a first magnet, and a second magnet. The ferromagnetic material includes a plurality of magnetic domains each having an easy axis oriented along a predetermined direction. The second magnet is positioned adjacent to the magnetic hard disk and is configured to apply a magnetic field transverse to the predetermined direction. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140126084 | FLEXIBLE RAMP IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - An example hard disk drive (HDD) comprising a magnetic disk and a ramp within the HDD is disclosed. A slit is disposed between a ramp body and a flange. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140146415 | HARMONIC SHAPING OF A MOTOR - A device includes a magnet and a magnetizer. The magnetizer is operable to rotate with respect to the magnet. The rotation generates an acoustic pure tone at a particular frequency. A combination of the magnet and the magnetizer has a magnetic profile. The combination is altered to superimpose a particular harmonic shape on the magnetic profile to reduce the acoustic pure tone at the particular frequency. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140285923 | DISK STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD - According to one embodiment, a disk storage apparatus includes a disk, a detector, and a controller. The disk includes a first recording area for recording with a first track density, and a second recording area for recording with a second track density lower than the first track density. The detector is configured to detect a variation of an outside environment. The controller is configured to select a nonvolatile memory or the second recording area as a storage destination of write data transferred from a host, based on a content of the variation of the outside environment detected by the detector, and a state of capability or incapability of storage of the nonvolatile memory. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140368948 | TOP COVER, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TOP COVER - A top cover for use in a disk drive apparatus includes a plate made of a metal and a gasket fixed to the plate. The gasket is made of an elastomer. A surface of the plate includes a fixing region to which the gasket is closely adhered. The fixing region includes a plurality of ridges and in plan view a plurality of filamentous projections extending from each of the plurality of ridges. The plurality of ridges are arranged in the fixing region to increase a surface area of the fixing region. The plurality of ridges and the plurality of filamentous projections extending from each ridge are distributed over the fixing region. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20160064040 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTION OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCE IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a structural base, a handle mechanically coupled to the structural base, and a cam element mechanically coupled to the handle. The handle may be configured to translate between an open position and a closed position and vice versa relative to the structural base. The cam element may be configured to mechanically couple to a retention structure for retaining the system when the handle is in the closed position and during at least a portion of the translation of the handle, move at least partially in a direction opposite to that of the handle in response to translation of the handle. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160172008 | Dissipating Heat During Device Operation | 06-16-2016 |
| 20170236557 | Hermetically-Sealed Hard Disk Drive Cover Perimeter Adhesive Seal | 08-17-2017 |
| 20190147916 | TAPE DRIVE CORROSION PROTECTION | 05-16-2019 |
