US Patent Issued to WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES on July 8 for "Ramp support for a magnetic storage device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,631, issued on July 8, was assigned to WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Ramp support for a magnetic storage device" was invented by Katsuhiko Ohta (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp support for a magnetic storage device includes a first ramp, having a first-ramp receiving end and a first-ramp surface, and a second ramp, having a second-ramp receiving end, offset laterally from the first-ramp receiving end, and a second-ramp surface. A first first-ramp portion faces and is angled toward a virtual plane. A second first-ramp portion faces and is angled away from the virtual plane. A third first-ramp portio...