Assignee
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY
US·390 granted patents·34 pending applications·11,137 citations·filing 1980–2025
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424 records- 0199US9366879B1Camera lens suspension with polymer bearingsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·36 cites·28 claims
- 0298US12055844B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 6, 2024·5 cites·6 claims
- 0398US11892759B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 6, 2024·7 cites·6 claims
- 0498US11815794B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·8 cites·6 claims
- 0598US11668288B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 6, 2023·12 cites·3 claims
- 0698US11448853B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 20, 2022·13 cites·27 claims
- 0798US10920755B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·22 cites·20 claims
- 0898US5898544ABase plate-mounted microactuator for a suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·211 cites·35 claims
- 0998US5491597AGimbal flexure and electrical interconnect assemblyHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 13, 1996·198 cites·16 claims
- 1098US4991045ASuspension assemblyHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 5, 1991·161 cites·19 claims
- 1197US11194115B1Guided autofocus assemblyHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 7, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 1297US10139647B2Camera lens suspension with limiterHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·9 cites·9 claims
- 1397US9541769B2Integrated camera lens suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·19 cites·26 claims
- 1497US8681456B1Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 25, 2014·61 cites·27 claims
- 1597US8675314B1Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions with offset motorsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 18, 2014·53 cites·30 claims
- 1697US7929252B1Multi-layer ground plane structures for integrated lead suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2011·85 cites·7 claims
- 1797US7832082B1Method for manufacturing an integrated lead suspension componentHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·53 cites·3 claims
- 1897US7835113B1Deep dimple structure for head suspension componentHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·43 cites·35 claims
- 1997US7388733B2Method for making noble metal conductive leads for suspension assembliesHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 17, 2008·91 cites·8 claims
- 2097US7142395B2Method for making noble metal conductive leads for suspension assembliesHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·89 cites·39 claims
- 2197US5657188AHead suspension with tracking microactuatorHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 12, 1997·150 cites·18 claims
- 2297US5456684AMultifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrumentHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 10, 1995·1.2k cites·24 claims
- 2397US5187625ALaminated load beamHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 16, 1993·131 cites·16 claims
- 2496US11199183B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·18 cites·16 claims
- 2596US11105319B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 31, 2021·24 cites·20 claims
- 2696US10640879B2High aspect ratio electroplated structures and anisotropic electroplating processesHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2017·Granted May 5, 2020·5 cites·7 claims
- 2796US10067357B2Integrated camera lens suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·13 cites·24 claims
- 2896US9318136B1Multilayer disk drive motors having out-of-plane bendingHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·36 cites·18 claims
- 2996US8379349B1Trace jumpers for disc drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 19, 2013·47 cites·6 claims
- 3096US7872834B1Head suspension with asymmetric linkage and asymmetric microactuator in plane of mounting region to provide a pseudosymmetric configurationHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·35 cites·5 claims
- 3196US7697237B1Shielded copper-dielectric flexure for disk drive head suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·48 cites·11 claims
- 3296USRE40975EHead suspension with resonance feedback transducerHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 17, 2009·29 cites·25 claims
- 3396US7165893B2Multi-fiber optical connectHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 23, 2007·129 cites·27 claims
- 3496US5862015AHead suspension with resonance feedback transducerHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·111 cites·21 claims
- 3596US5198945AMagnetic head suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 30, 1993·100 cites·9 claims
- 3695US11333134B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2021·Granted May 17, 2022·14 cites·18 claims
- 3795US11306706B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 19, 2022·14 cites·17 claims
- 3895US11199182B2Sensor shift structures in optical image stabilization suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 14, 2021·14 cites·32 claims
- 3995US10969602B2Integrated camera lens suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 4095US9454016B1Camera lens suspension with integrated electrical leadsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 27, 2016·13 cites·22 claims
- 4195US9296188B1Partial curing of a microactuator mounting adhesive in a disk drive suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 29, 2016·25 cites·17 claims
- 4295US9070392B1Piezoelectric disk drive suspension motors having plated stiffenersHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·23 cites·23 claims
- 4395US8896969B1Two-motor co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions with motor stiffenersHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·29 cites·28 claims
- 4495US8891206B2Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions with motor stiffenerHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·30 cites·30 claims
- 4595US8792214B1Electrical contacts to motors in dual stage actuated suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·38 cites·30 claims
- 4695US7986494B2Integrated lead head suspension with tapered trace spacingHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 26, 2011·45 cites·20 claims
- 4795US7813084B1Co-planar shielded write traces for disk drive head suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·26 cites·7 claims
- 4895US7782572B2Disk drive head suspension flexures having alternating width stacked leadsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 24, 2010·39 cites·10 claims
- 4995US7710688B1Split embedded signal transmission planes in integrated lead disk drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted May 4, 2010·34 cites·11 claims
- 5095US7440236B1Apparatus for insulating and electronically connecting piezoelectric motor in dual stage actuator suspension from the same side of the suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 21, 2008·76 cites·14 claims
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