Inventor
WILLIAMS STEPHEN P
US33 patents
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INSITE PERIPHERALS
9 patentsUS5067039ANov 19, 1991
High track density magnetic media with pitted optical servo tracks and method for stamping the tracks on the media
INSITE PERIPHERALS68 citations96
US4935835AJun 19, 1990
Magnetic media containing reference feature and methods for referencing magnetic head position to the reference feature
INSITE PERIPHERALS61 citations96
US5535069AJul 9, 1996
Very high-density diskette format method and computer-implemented process
INSITE PERIPHERALS50 citations95
US5120927AJun 9, 1992
High track density media with optical servo tracks and method and apparatus for inscribing the tracks on the media
INSITE PERIPHERALS74 citations94
US4961123AOct 2, 1990
Magnetic information media storage with optical servo tracks
INSITE PERIPHERALS89 citations94
US5877910AMar 2, 1999
Dual magnetic head and method for writing on very high track density and conventional track density floppy disks
INSITE PERIPHERALS26 citations92
US5515212AMay 7, 1996
Very high-density diskette format method and computer implemented process
INSITE PERIPHERALS35 citations92
US4969058ANov 6, 1990
CArriage assembly for high track density flexible magnetic disk drive
INSITE PERIPHERALS28 citations92
US5311378AMay 10, 1994
Dual very-high density magnetic head assembly with optical servo positioning for very high density floppy disk recording and high density format compatability
INSITE PERIPHERALS37 citations90
MAXTOR CORP
8 patentsUS7403357B1Jul 22, 2008
Disk drive flexure assembly with a plurality of support bond pad apertures with a bond pad disposed over a bond pad support and part of each support bond pad aperture
MAXTOR CORP77 citations98
US6246548B1Jun 12, 2001
Mechanically formed standoffs in a circuit interconnect
MAXTOR CORP21 citations92
US7016157B1Mar 21, 2006
E-block having improved resonance characteristics and improved fragility
MAXTOR CORP19 citations90
US6538853B1Mar 25, 2003
E-block having improved resonance characteristics and improved fragility
MAXTOR CORP19 citations90
US6738229B2May 18, 2004
Head stack assembly having decreased track misregistration characteristics
MAXTOR CORP15 citations84
US6313972B1Nov 6, 2001
Flex circuit flexure with integral high compliance gimbal
MAXTOR CORP17 citations83
US6775106B1Aug 10, 2004
E-block having improved resonance characteristics and improved fragility
MAXTOR CORP10 citations71
US7646566B1Jan 12, 2010
Slider deformation control by thermal-structural compensators
MAXTOR CORP4 citations61
QUANTUM CORP
8 patentsUS6038102AMar 14, 2000
Conductor trace array having interleaved passive conductors
QUANTUM CORP104 citations98
US5796552AAug 18, 1998
Suspension with biaxially shielded conductor trace array
QUANTUM CORP128 citations97
US5471734ADec 5, 1995
Method for characterizing and controlling in-plane stiffness of load beam within head-gimbal assembly of a hard disk drive
QUANTUM CORP65 citations96
US6104572AAug 15, 2000
Suspension having reduced torsional mode gain and sensitivity
QUANTUM CORP27 citations92
US5936804AAug 10, 1999
Impact features on suspensions for improved damage resiliancy in disk drives
QUANTUM CORP19 citations92
US5657187AAug 12, 1997
Load beam having tuned resonance mode performance for supporting a read/write head
QUANTUM CORP38 citations92
US6088192AJul 11, 2000
Roll-biased head suspension for reduced track misregistration
QUANTUM CORP53 citations91
US5452161ASep 19, 1995
Flexible vane latch apparatus for a disk drive
QUANTUM CORP7 citations74