Inventor
OBATA SHIGEO
JP18 patents
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MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
13 patentsUS6826018B2Nov 30, 2004
Disk drive with head supporting device
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD37 citations92
US6217218B1Apr 17, 2001
Hydrodynamic bearing spindle motor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD25 citations91
US7265939B2Sep 4, 2007
Spindle motor and disk drive unit
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD10 citations84
US6965492B2Nov 15, 2005
Rotor assembly, information-recording/-reproducing device using the rotor assembly and method of assembling the rotor assembly
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD17 citations84
US7382076B2Jun 3, 2008
Spindle motor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD15 citations83
US7317271B2Jan 8, 2008
Fluid bearing motor, and disk drive mounted with same
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD11 citations83
US7249363B2Jul 24, 2007
Spindle motor, information recording and reproducing apparatus having a spindle motor, and manufacturing method of spindle motor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD9 citations73
US7110221B2Sep 19, 2006
Disk drive
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD7 citations73
US7084536B2Aug 1, 2006
Fluid bearing motor, and disk drive mounted with same
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD7 citations73
US7435001B2Oct 14, 2008
Hydrodynamic bearing device, method for manufacturing the same, spindle motor and recording and reproduction apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD8 citations70
US7448805B2Nov 11, 2008
Thrust dynamic pressure bearing, spindle motor using thereof, and information recording/reproducing device using the spindle motor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD4 citations62
US7160031B2Jan 9, 2007
Thrust dynamic pressure bearing, spindle motor using the same, and information recording and reproducing apparatus using them
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD3 citations62
US6915557B2Jul 12, 2005
Method of assembling rotor structure
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD4 citations62
PANASONIC CORP
4 patentsUS8033732B2Oct 11, 2011
Hydrodynamic bearing device, and spindle motor equipped with same
PANASONIC CORP4 citations63
US7663280B2Feb 16, 2010
Spindle motor and disk drive device using the same
PANASONIC CORP4 citations62
US7911734B2Mar 22, 2011
Spindle motor with a magnetic shield plate having an inclined annular face
PANASONIC CORP4 citations61
US7787214B2Aug 31, 2010
Disk device
PANASONIC CORP3 citations57