# US 10,872,634 B2 · Methods and devices for conditioning disks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,872,634 B2 - Document ID: US10872634B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/499,320 - Filed: 2017-04-27 - Published: 2018-11-01 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-27 - Assignees: Seagate Technology LLC - Applicants: Seagate Technology LLC - Inventors: Samuel Lewis Tanaka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10872634B2 ## CPC - G11B 5/84: Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers - F25D 3/10: using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air {(for cooling semiconductor devices H10W40/305)} - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A system includes a cooling plate coupled to a first disk holder and to a second disk holder. The first disk holder and the second disk holder are each shaped to be removably coupled to respective inner diameter surfaces of disks such that, when coupled, each disk is positioned a distance from the cooling plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a cooling plate coupled to a first disk holder and to a second disk holder, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder are each shaped to be removably coupled to respective inner diameter surfaces of disks such that, when coupled, each disk is positioned a distance from the cooling plate, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include first and second inclined surfaces that the inner diameter surface of each disk rests on, wherein the first and second inclined surfaces are angled with respect to a plane parallel to a face of the cooling plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include a hanger-like structure such that the inner diameter surface of each disk rests on each hanger-like structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first disk holder is removably coupled to the cooling plate by a first fastener, and wherein the second disk holder is removably coupled to the cooling plate by a second fastener. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the distance is 0.01 inches to 0.03 inches. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the cooling plate is cryogenically cooled. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a disk-conditioning machine forming a chamber, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder are positioned within the chamber. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the cooling plate at least partially forms part of one of a wall of the chamber. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the disk-conditioning machine includes a first valve configured to facilitate communication between the chamber and a pressure source and a second valve configured to facilitate communication between the chamber and a gas source. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a disk-conditioning machine including one or more robotic arms, wherein the disk-conditioning machine is configured to: position a first disk on the first disk holder via the one or more robotic arms, while the first disk is positioned on the first disk holder, position a second disk on the second disk holder via the one or more robotic arms, and while the second disk is positioned on the second disk holder, remove the first disk from the first disk holder and position a third disk on the first disk holder via the one or more robotic arms. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein each of the one or more robotic arms include an end effector configured to couple to the inner diameter surface of the first disk and the second disk. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include a flat portion positioned between the first and second inclined surfaces. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder are shaped such that the inner diameter surface of each disk rests on at least one of the first and second inclined surfaces or the flat portion. ### Claim 13 A system comprising: a cooling plate coupled to a first disk holder and to a second disk holder, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder protrude directly from the cooling plate, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder are each shaped to be removably coupled to respective inner diameter surfaces of disks such that, when coupled, each disk is positioned a fixed distance from the cooling plate, and wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include a hanger-like structure such that the inner diameter surface of each disk rests on each hanger-like structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include first and second inclined surfaces opposing each other. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder protrude directly from a central region of the cooling plate. ### Claim 16 A system comprising: a cooling plate coupled to a first disk holder and to a second disk holder, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder are each shaped to be removably coupled to respective inner diameter surfaces of disks such that, when coupled, each disk is positioned a fixed distance from the cooling plate; a disk-conditioning machine including one or more robotic arms with an end effector, wherein the disk-conditioning machine is programmed to: position a first disk on the first disk holder via the one or more robotic arms, while the first disk is positioned on the first disk holder, position a second disk on the second disk holder via the one or more robotic arms, and while the second disk is positioned on the second disk holder, remove the first disk from the first disk holder and position a third disk on the first disk holder via the one or more robotic arms. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include first and second inclined surfaces opposing each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the first disk holder and the second disk holder each include a flat portion positioned between the opposing first and second inclined surfaces. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the first disk holder is removably coupled to the cooling plate by a first fastener, and wherein the second disk holder is removably coupled to the cooling plate by a second fastener.