Hard drive data destroying device
AssigneeSerenity Data Security, LLC
InventorKevin P. Clark
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Abstract
Three systems for the destruction of the data storage portion of electronic media storage devices such as hard disk drives, solid state drives and hybrid hard drives. One system utilizes a mill cutter with which the hard drive has relative motion in the direction of the axis of the mill cutter to destroy the data storage portion. A second system utilizes a laser to physically destroy the data storage portion. The third system utilizes a chemical solvent to chemically destroy the data storage portion.
Claims14
A method for physically destroying the data storage portion of an electronic media storage device, the method comprising:
- providing a rotatable milling cutter having an axis,
- providing a cradle for locating the electronic media storage device in a position to be engaged by said milling cutter,
- moving said cutter or said cradle and rotating said cutter about its axis to engage and remove the data storage portion of the electronic media storage device while leaving at least a portion of the electronic media storage device intact;
- providing a computer containing a database of various parameters of different types of electronic media storage devices;
- providing a recognition system for automatically determining the type of electronic media storage device being located via the cradle;
- utilizing said determined type and said database to determine instructions for controlling relative translational movements of said cradle and said rotatable milling cutter such that, for a first determined type of electronic media storage device, said relative translational movements between said cradle and said rotatable milling cutter are in a first direction along the axis of the milling cutter to perform a coring operation on the electronic media storage device to remove the data storage portion, and for a second determined type of electronic media storage device, said relative translational movements between said cradle and said rotatable milling cutter include, during machining of the data storage portion by the milling cutter, relative translational movements that are transverse to the first direction to perform a surface milling operation.
A method for physically destroying the data storage portion of an electronic media storage device comprising a hard drive that includes a hub from which the data storage portion extends, said method comprising:
- providing a rotatable milling cutter having an axis of rotation;
- providing a cradle for locating the electronic media storage device in a position to be engaged by said milling cutter;
- moving a non-rotatable spear having an axial movement coaxial with the axis of rotation of the milling cutter into engagement with the hub to hold said hub from rotating while said milling cutter removes the data storage portion around said hub;
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- moving said cutter in an axial direction and rotating said cutter about its axis to engage and remove the data storage portion of the hard drive storage device while leaving a portion of the hard drive intact.
A method for physically destroying the data storage portion of an electronic media storage device comprising a solid state drive or a hybrid hard drive, the electronic media storage device including a surface having an area containing the data storage portion, said method comprising:
- providing a rotatable milling cutter having an axis of rotation;
- providing a cradle for locating the electronic media storage device in a position to be engaged by said milling cutter;
- moving said cutter in an axial direction and rotating said cutter about its axis to engage and remove the data storage portion of the hard drive and sweeping the cutter across said area of said surface to remove the data storage portion while leaving a portion of the electronic media storage device intact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.