87results about "Reducing moisture" patented technology

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for controlling out-gassing and humidity in a closed space-constrained environment. In particular, an environment control device is disclosed which is made using thermoforming techniques such that the walls of the device are much thinner than other conventional devices. This allows for the device to be used in space-constrained environment while still providing a sufficient amount of absorber material such as a desiccant. The apparatus includes a base made up of a thin flexible plastic film thermoformed to create a cavity having at least one wall, the cavity having an opening on one side. An absorber material, such as a desiccant, is placed inside the cavity, and a cover made up of a permeable layer sealed to the base opening to complete an enclosure for holding the absorber material.

A method and apparatus for regulating the concentration of a vapor within a hard drive are provided. In one embodiment, the method may include providing a source chemical of a vapor in a first cavity formed within a first object, providing an absorptive chemical which absorbs the vapor in a second cavity formed within the first object, and providing a third cavity formed by a hard drive housing of the hard drive. A first conductance path having a first conductance connects the first cavity to the third cavity, a second conductance path having a second conductance connects the second cavity to the third cavity, and the first conductance and the second conductance maintain a partial pressure level of the vapor within the third cavity.

A sealed disk media enclosure is provided. The sealed disk media enclosure in one example includes a media enclosure structure formed of a porous material and including a disk media chamber and a chamber aperture on one side of the media enclosure structure, one or more disk media located in the disk media chamber, a Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating on at least a portion of the media enclosure structure, with the DLC coating preventing passage of gas molecules through the media enclosure structure, and a cover affixed to the media enclosure structure and substantially sealing the chamber aperture, wherein a predetermined gas or gas mixture is sealed within the disk media chamber.

A structure is provided that prevents damage to an HDD and loss of recorded data by prohibiting the hard disk from being shifted to the active state in a state in which there is a problem with an environment. On the basis of detection information of each of sensors such as a fall sensor and a temperature sensor, it is determined whether or not data recording or a playback process utilizing the hard disk can be executed safely. The hard disk is caused to be shifted from being in a suspended state to being in an active state on condition that it is determined that safe data recording or playback is possible, and a data recording and playback process utilizing the hard disk is executed. By using this structure, the hard disk is prevented from being shifted to being in the active state in a state in which there is a problem with the environment, for example, in the case of falling, the case of high temperature or high humidity, or the like, and damage to the HDD and loss of recorded data can be prevented.