Assignee
MINEBEA KK
JP·55 granted patents·8 pending applications·755 citations·filing 1987–2003
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63 records- 0189US6916160B2Axial electric fan blower with electric components housing sealed from moisture, dirt and dust or other harmful gasMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 12, 2005·40 cites·5 claims
- 0287US6563243B2Spindle motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·20 cites·11 claims
- 0385US6511303B2Fan blower with durable bearing structureMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·34 cites·15 claims
- 0485US4810108ABearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 7, 1989·59 cites·2 claims
- 0581US6512316B2Spindle motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·13 cites·4 claims
- 0678US6599020B2Double seal bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·13 cites·7 claims
- 0778US5765275AMethod of manufacturing hard disk drive unitMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·26 cites·5 claims
- 0878US5331237AStepping motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 19, 1994·53 cites·4 claims
- 0977US6178061B1Hard disk drive unit and method of manufacturing the sameMINEBEA KK·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·25 cites·5 claims
- 1073US6794774B2Spindle motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 21, 2004·11 cites·4 claims
- 1173US5698919AIntegral bearing type electric motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 16, 1997·37 cites·17 claims
- 1272US6734591B2Spindle motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 2003·Granted May 11, 2004·10 cites·11 claims
- 1372US6379129B1BlowerMINEBEA KK·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·18 cites·15 claims
- 1465US6815861B2Electric rotary machine with armature of discrete salient pole structureMINEBEA KK·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 9, 2004·12 cites·3 claims
- 1565US5691583AStepping motor with internal power connectionsMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 25, 1997·36 cites·5 claims
- 1664US6815854B2Low power spindle motor with a fixed shaftMINEBEA KK·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 9, 2004·7 cites·10 claims
- 1763US6815853B2Stator structure for a resolverMINEBEA KK·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 9, 2004·13 cites·16 claims
- 1863US5556209ADouble-row ball bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·21 cites·5 claims
- 1960US5808388AElectric drive motor with a compound bearing assemblyMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·20 cites·2 claims
- 2058US7056030B2Pivot bearing for a swing arm of a hard disk drive deviceMINEBEA KK·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 6, 2006·4 cites·6 claims
- 2157US6474871B2Anti-friction bearing and a motor including such a bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 5, 2002·5 cites·1 claims
- 2257US5442247AOuter-rotor type spindle motor with a reduced thickness in the axial directionMINEBEA KK·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 15, 1995·14 cites·1 claims
- 2356US6599021B2Compound bearing apparatusMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·5 cites·19 claims
- 2456US6181513B1Spindle motor and a hard disk drive apparatus including such a motorMINEBEA KK·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·15 cites·16 claims
- 2556US5510661AMotorMINEBEA KK·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·17 cites·8 claims
- 2654US6599022B2Bearing apparatusMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·4 cites·6 claims
- 2754US5843369AStainless steel for anti-friction bearing and method of makingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 1, 1998·14 cites·10 claims
- 2853US6538354B2Spindle motor with toroidal sealing platesMINEBEA KK·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 25, 2003·10 cites·7 claims
- 2953US6050728ACompound ball bearing type pulleyMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 18, 2000·11 cites·16 claims
- 3052US6688772B2Retainer for ball bearing, and ball bearing including the sameMINEBEA KK·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·5 cites·10 claims
- 3152US6129454ACompound bearing assembly and method and manufacturing the sameMINEBEA KK·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·9 cites·1 claims
- 3252US6068407ASeal for an anti-friction bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1999·Granted May 30, 2000·11 cites·2 claims
- 3352US5967671ABearing structure for motor and motor with the bearing structureMINEBEA KK·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 19, 1999·13 cites·6 claims
- 3452US5841210AElectric drive motor with a compound bearing assemblyMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·13 cites·6 claims
- 3552US5826989ACompound ball bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 27, 1998·10 cites·3 claims
- 3652US5655846ABearing assembly and method of manufacturing the sameMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 12, 1997·13 cites·4 claims
- 3752US5649442AMethod of manufacturing casing base for hard disc drive deviceMINEBEA KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·9 cites·6 claims
- 3849US6582129B2Compound bearing apparatus, and spindle motor and swing arm for hard disk drive means including such bearing apparatusMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·2 cites·6 claims
- 3946US6556375B2Hard disk drive deviceMINEBEA KK·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 29, 2003·0 cites·36 claims
- 4046US6078466AMagnetic disk unitMINEBEA KK·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 20, 2000·6 cites·9 claims
- 4144US5828150AHard disc drive with a compound bearing assemblyMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 27, 1998·6 cites·3 claims
- 4244US5560717ACompound ball bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 1, 1996·8 cites·7 claims
- 4342US2003206672A1Compound bearing apparatus, and spindle motor and swing arm for hard disk drive means including such bearing apparatusMINEBEA KK·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4441US5320460ASealing assembly for filler holeMINEBEA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 14, 1994·14 cites·4 claims
- 4541US2003093903A1Method for manufacturing outer ring and inner ring of bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4640US6345443B1Compound bearing assembly and method of manufacturing the sameMINEBEA KK·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 12, 2002·0 cites·1 claims
- 4740US5803618ACompound ball bearingMINEBEA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 8, 1998·8 cites·1 claims
- 4840US5333957ABall bearing with sealMINEBEA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 2, 1994·13 cites·5 claims
- 4940US2001033705A1Motor with compound bearing for OA deviceMINEBEA KK·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 5040US2003045215A1Method for working magnetic disk mount portion of motor hub of the hard disk drive apparatus, thus obtained motor hub, and motor including the sameMINEBEA KK·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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