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Disk drive with slow acting desiccant

  • US 8,908,319 B1
  • Filed: 05/22/2013
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A disk drive comprising:

  • a disk drive enclosure;

    a disk rotatably mounted to and within the disk drive enclosure; and

    a desiccant canister in fluid communication with the disk drive enclosure, the desiccant canister including;

    a canister housing;

    a desiccant material within the canister housing, the desiccant material defining a total capacity for water absorption, anda water absorption restriction that limits a steady-state hourly water absorption rate of the desiccant material to not exceed 2% of the desiccant material'"'"'s total capacity for water absorption.

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