Disk cassette system
AssigneeEntegris, Inc.
InventorsMichael L. Johnson, Carlos Cadavid, Ronald E. Thomas, Jr., Andrews Harris
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Abstract
A cassette system for disks to be manufactured into hard disks for computer memory storage includes a pair of end portions and a pair of side wall portions spanning between the end portions, defining a disk receiving region. The side wall portions together define a plurality of axially aligned slots for holding the disks. At least one of the end portions includes a test disk receiver, which may be a slot or pocket.
Claims16
A substrate carrier system for processing and transporting a plurality of data storage disks, the system comprising:
- a test disk;
- and
- a carrier including a pair of spaced apart end structures and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls extending between the end structures defining a disk receiving region, each of the spaced apart sidewalls having a plurality of ridges facing into the disk receiving region so as to define a plurality of slots, each slot for receiving a separate one of the plurality of data storage disks, at least one of the end structures having a disk receiving portion for holding the test disk, wherein the disk receiving portion is a pocket defined in the at least one end structure.
A substrate carrier system for processing and transporting a plurality of data storage disks, the system comprising:
- a test disk;
- and
- a carrier including a pair of spaced apart end structures and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls extending between the end structures defining a disk receiving region, each of the spaced apart sidewalls having a plurality of ridges facing into the disk receiving region so as to define a plurality of slots, each slot for receiving a separate one of the plurality of data storage disks, at least one of the end structures including means for holding the test disk, wherein the means for holding the test disk includes a pocket defined in the at least one end structure.
A method for batch processing a plurality of data storage disks with a separate quality control test disk, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a carrier including a pair of spaced apart end structures and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls extending between the end structures defining a disk receiving region, each of the spaced apart sidewalls having a plurality of ridges facing into the disk receiving region so as to define a plurality of slots, at least one of the end structures including a pocket for holding the test disk;
- disposing a separate one of the plurality of data storage disks in each of the slots of the carrier;
- and
- disposing the test disk in the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.