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Linear actuator using a compound parallel bendable element suspension system

CA 1331885 C · Owner: Hammer, Robert · Inventors: Hegde, Suryanarayan G.; Hammer, Robert

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Abstract, An apparatus for the linear translation of read/write heads in a data recording system is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a compound parallel bending element suspension with driving means connected thereto. The compound parallel suspension comprises two sets of cantilevered bendable elements wherein one set of said elements is attached to a movable connecting means to connect said elements together and the other end of said elements is attached to a non-movable support post. The other set of said elements is attached in common to said connecting means and cantileverly extended therefrom and matingly connected to said read/write head assembly and drive means. The drive …

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  • Granted September 6, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 6, 2011.
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FiledMarch 29, 1988
GrantedSeptember 6, 1994
Term endedSeptember 6, 2011
Patent numberCA 1331885 C
Classification (IPC)G11B21/08

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedMarch 29, 1988Patent grantedSep 6, 1994Term endedSep 6, 2011

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