Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,903,409 · App. 08/785,454
Method and means for maintaining data integrity in disk drives resulting from shock-induced contact between recording and access components during nonoperational periods
Inventors:
Donald G. Allen, Robert A. Holleran, Kirk B. Price
Patented Case
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Granted: May 11, 1999
Filed: Jan 17, 1997
Inventors
Donald G. Allen
Robert A. Holleran
Kirk B. Price
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation
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