US Patent Issued to WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES on Sept. 1 for "Multi-layer load beam flexure for magnetic storage device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,633, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Multi-layer load beam flexure for magnetic storage device" was invented by Takuma Muraki (Yamato, Japan), Yoshinobu Noguchi (Yokohama, Japan), Eiji Soga (Chigasaki, Japan) and Hiroyasu Tsuchida (Fujisawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension assembly for a magnetic storage device. The suspension assembly includes a base plate, a load beam, and a flexure. A hinge of the load beam is configured to flex so that a distal end portion of the load beam moves relative to the base plate. The flexure includes a hinge portion and fixed po...