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US 2019/0099971 A1Published application
Manually operated enclosed hard disk destruction apparatus
OwnerKevin GUTIERREZ, Michael Forman +1inventors
InventorsKevin GUTIERREZ, Michael Forman, Perry Solomon
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems are described for memory destruction device (MDD) for a hard disk drive or a solid state drive. In an embodiment, the MMD includes only mechanical components. In one embodiment, the MMD may destroy one or more HDDs or SSDs at a time.
Claims20
A memory destruction device (MDD), comprising
- a base for receiving one or more disks;
- a hydraulic arm having a arm;
- and
- an anvil coupled to the arm to apply mechanical pressure to the one or disks to destroy the one or more disks when pressure is applied to lower the hydraulic arm.
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A method for destroying a disk having a memory, comprising:
- providing a a base for receiving one or more disks;
- lowering a hydraulic arm having a arm to enable an anvil coupled to the arm to apply mechanical pressure to the one or disks to destroy the one or more disks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.