Inventor
TSUCHIDA HIROYASU
JP43 patents
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HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
15 patentsUS7168154B2Jan 30, 2007
Method of constructing an integrated lead suspension
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH12 citations92
US6871392B2Mar 29, 2005
Method of constructing an integrated lead suspension
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH15 citations92
US7317595B2Jan 8, 2008
Suspension assembly and rotary disk storage device
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations83
US6879465B2Apr 12, 2005
Integrated lead suspension and method of construction
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH11 citations82
US7450347B2Nov 11, 2008
Head suspension with bridge portion separating apertures near lift tab
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH12 citations81
US7137189B2Nov 21, 2006
Method of constructing an integrated lead suspension
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 citations73
US6989969B2Jan 24, 2006
Integrated lead suspension and method of construction
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations73
US6985335B2Jan 10, 2006
Integrated lead suspension and method of construction
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations73
US7583475B2Sep 1, 2009
Rotating disk storage device and integrated wire head suspension assembly
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations72
US7583474B2Sep 1, 2009
Suspension and limiter mechanism for a data storage device
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations62
US7460340B2Dec 2, 2008
Disk drive, and actuator and head actuator assembly
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations62
US7417827B2Aug 26, 2008
Head/slider supporting structure having lead wire inclined relative to slider pad
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations62
US7137188B2Nov 21, 2006
Method of constructing an integrated lead suspension
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations62
US6801401B2Oct 5, 2004
Magnetic head device and lead wire
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations57
US7486484B2Feb 3, 2009
Arm chamfer for comb type actuator in rotating disk storage device and carriage assembly
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH1 citations51
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
10 patentsUS11410692B1Aug 9, 2022
Carriage assembly with asymmetrical swage bosses and associated methods
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations71
US11152024B1Oct 19, 2021
Piezoelectric-based microactuator arrangement for mitigating out-of-plane force and phase variation of flexure vibration
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations70
US11062731B1Jul 13, 2021
Solder bump height stabilization for micro and fine pitch electrode pads
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations69
US12592250B2Mar 31, 2026
Suspension flexure forming for gimbaling clearance
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12380922B2Aug 5, 2025
Suspension load beam rail-based gimbal limiter
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11631426B1Apr 18, 2023
Hard disk drive suspension pad peel-prevention configuration
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11393497B2Jul 19, 2022
Restriction of suspension dimple contact point
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11646055B1May 9, 2023
Carriage assembly with asymmetrical swage bosses and associated methods
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11232811B2Jan 25, 2022
Offset swage baseplate for stacked assembly
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US12272387B2Apr 8, 2025
Multi-layer load beam flexure for magnetic storage device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations49
IBM
7 patentsUS6459549B1Oct 1, 2002
Hard disk drive with slider support structure and head gimbal assembly
IBM84 citations96
US5777826AJul 7, 1998
Load beam for supporting a transducer head in a disk drive
IBM17 citations84
US6466409B1Oct 15, 2002
Negative pressure slider with temperature-insensitive flying height for disk storage device
IBM16 citations81
US6052259AApr 18, 2000
Head support arm having conductive wires of a disk drive device
IBM7 citations74
US5896245AApr 20, 1999
Structure in a disk drive system for attaching a load beam to a head actuator carriage including a mountplate having side ends surrounding a swage hole
IBM11 citations74
US6633456B1Oct 14, 2003
Suspension, head suspension assembly, and disk drive apparatus
IBM10 citations71
US6553647B1Apr 29, 2003
Method of wiring a head suspension assembly
IBM5 citations59
HGST Netherlands BV
4 patentsUS9728211B1Aug 8, 2017
Suspension pad for head-gimbal assembly that inhibits formation of an inter-pad solder bridge
HGST Netherlands BV17 citations84
US9558768B1Jan 31, 2017
Suspension standoff geometry for slider crown change reduction
HGST Netherlands BV13 citations84
US9129618B1Sep 8, 2015
Hard disk drive stepped load beam
HGST Netherlands BV4 citations72
US9183861B1Nov 10, 2015
Hard disk drive suspension dimple
HGST Netherlands BV1 citations51