System and method to provide a ramp having a location which is transitioning from a first grade to a second grade for removing a read/write head from a media

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7236331
APP PUB NO 20050141139A1
SERIAL NO

11004138

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Methods to provide a ramp to remove a read/write head connected with a suspension from a media in accordance with the present invention can comprise calculating a grade of one or more surfaces having a plurality of progressively shallower grades. A transition between a steep grade and a less steep grade can occur at a nominal location at which the read/write head is removed from communicative proximity with the media. By shaping a ramp such that it includes a maximum steep grade, a surface of the media can have an optimized data region, potentially increasing the spacing of tracks or alternatively increasing the capacity of the media.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Ramsdell, Richard G Saratoga, CA 11 149

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