ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,353,198, issued on July 8.
"Apparatus for separating components of a hard disk drive" was invented by Jack Harper (Twinsburg, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for separating components of a hard disk drive includes a separating blade mounted on a blade mount and a sensor to detect a gap or seam between a hard disk drive lid and housing. The separating blade defines a bevel edge that can be aligned with the gap or seam. The alignment of the separating blade to the gap is in response to a signal generated by the sensor. In certain instances, the sensor is a laser. Opposing drive rollers are configured to contact a hard disk ...