Inventor
HERNDON TROY MICHAEL
US25 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
17 patentsUS6900568B2May 31, 2005
Fluid dynamic bearing motor configured with an integrated counterplate to contain bearing fluid
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC31 citations92
US6921996B2Jul 26, 2005
Constant pressure magnetically preloaded FDB motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC14 citations83
US6669369B1Dec 30, 2003
Fluid dynamic bearing secondary capillary seal reservoir
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations83
US7234868B2Jun 26, 2007
Radial pumping oil seal for fluid dynamic bearing motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations82
US6731456B2May 4, 2004
Fluid dynamic bearing thermal compensation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC13 citations81
US7726882B2Jun 1, 2010
Dual seal for optimized performance
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations73
US6975484B2Dec 13, 2005
Selectively stiff FDB bearing for better servo write
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations73
US6946764B2Sep 20, 2005
Conical hybrid FDB motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations73
US7042125B2May 9, 2006
Hydraulic fluid dynamic bearing incorporating an asymmetric journal bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations71
US7679243B2Mar 16, 2010
Motor assembly with multifunctional components
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations62
US7422370B2Sep 9, 2008
Hydraulic compensation for magnetically biased fluid dynamic bearing motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations62
US6857189B2Feb 22, 2005
Method and apparatus for assembling a hydrodynamic bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations58
US6948854B2Sep 27, 2005
Fluid dynamic bearing motor optimized for radial stiffness and power consumption
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations52
US9850941B2Dec 26, 2017
Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US7893585B2Feb 22, 2011
Motor assembly with multifunctional components
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US7493695B2Feb 24, 2009
Method for designing a fluid dynamic bearing system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9068596B2Jun 30, 2015
Hub and spindle assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations45