Plasma treatments for flexures of hard disk drives

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12129567
APP PUB NO 20160329067A1
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15148034

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Methods for producing flexible circuits can include creating treating a surface of the flexible circuit with at least one of an atmospheric plasma and a beam of ions. The atmospheric plasma is formed by directing a flow of gas between an electrode and the surface of the flexible circuit and generating a voltage between the electrode and the flexible circuit to create a plasma from the gas. A mean ion energy of the ions in the ion beam ranges from about 500 electron volts to about 1,500 electron volts.

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HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE NE HUTCHINSON MN 55350

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fischer, Kurt F Eau Claire, US 96 1515
Haas, Alexander W Hutchinson, US 1 0
Horner, Matthew J Savage, US 2 0
Ladwig, Peter F Hutchinson, US 42 550
Minton, Carl C Litchfield, US 1 0
Pesavento, Paul V Hutchinson, US 19 119
Smahel, David D Hutchinson, US 1 0
Sperl, Christopher J Hutchinson, US 1 0
Sydlo, Darrell C Hutchinson, US 3 3
Tiwari, Ritesh K Ellicott City, US 1 0
Tobias, Kyle T Hutchinson, US 6 44
Yusuf, Maryam O Chanhassen, US 1 0

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