Patent ID: 8172954
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing single-sided hard memory disks, comprising: a. placing a plurality of disks in a selected carrier included in a plurality of carriers each configured for transporting disks; b. removing a pair of the disks from the selected carrier with a gap between the pair of disks; c. removing the gap between the pair of disks to place the pair of disks in a contact merge orientation; d. after (c) and while the pair of disks are still removed from the selected carrier from (b) and still in the contact merge orientation from (c), simultaneously scrubbing the outside surfaces of the pair of disks with rotating brushes; e. after (d) and while the pair of disks are still removed from the selected carrier from (b), forming another gap between the pair of disks; and f. after (e), placing the pair of disks in one of the plurality of carriers.