IP Library Granted Patent US 6,288,876
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US 6,288,876 · App. 09/293,672

Melting and refreezing method for smothing and load/unloading lift tab for disk drive smoothed lift tab and gimbal assembly and data storage device incorporating smoothed lift tab

Inventors: Thomas R. Albrecht, William J. Kozlovsky, Gurinder Singh, Mike Suk
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Granted: Sep 11, 2001 Filed: Apr 16, 1999
Inventors
Thomas R. Albrecht
William J. Kozlovsky
Gurinder Singh
Mike Suk
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,288,876
App. No.
09/293,672
Filed
1999-04-16
Granted
2001-09-11
Kind
A