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US 5,654,840 · App. 08/269,332

Hard disk drive which uses the back EMF of the actuator to detect shocks

Inventors: Charles R. Patton, III, John Robert Edwards, Anil Sareen
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Granted: Aug 5, 1997 Filed: Jun 30, 1994
Inventors
Charles R. Patton, III
John Robert Edwards
Anil Sareen
Assignee (at issue)
Western Digital

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Patent No.
US 5,654,840
App. No.
08/269,332
Filed
1994-06-30
Granted
1997-08-05
Kind
A