Inventor
LARSON NILS E
US22 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
7 patentsUS7686555B1Mar 30, 2010
Wedge based fastener
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC69 citations97
US7633722B1Dec 15, 2009
Disk drive actuator rotary bearing attachment with cam member
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC54 citations97
US7660075B1Feb 9, 2010
Disk drive including an actuator latch with a pivot ball in a latch post opening and between a VCM top plate and the latch
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC54 citations96
US6961212B1Nov 1, 2005
Shock isolation bearings and travel limit gaps in a spindle motor and disk drive using the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC55 citations95
US7957102B1Jun 7, 2011
Disk drive including an actuator latch with a torsionally compliant pusher portion
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC52 citations94
US11178226B2Nov 16, 2021
Integrated erasure coding for data storage and transmission
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US10599600B2Mar 24, 2020
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching for multi-host computing system deployments
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations45
APPLE INC
6 patentsUS10886821B2Jan 5, 2021
Haptic actuator including thermally coupled heat spreading layer and related methods
APPLE INC2 citations68
US12424368B2Sep 23, 2025
Haptic actuator
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11694831B2Jul 4, 2023
Haptic actuator including outwardly extending terminals from first and second housing shells and related methods
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12405667B2Sep 2, 2025
Electronic device having a shock-resistant haptic engine
APPLE INC1 citations60
US10877563B2Dec 29, 2020
Haptic actuator including overmolded field member and related methods
APPLE INC0 citations52
US10719130B1Jul 21, 2020
Haptic actuator including overmolded field member and related methods
APPLE INC0 citations52
LARSON NILS E
3 patentsUS8300352B1Oct 30, 2012
Disk drive having mounting inserts with cantilevered beams
LARSON NILS E64 citations96
US8203806B2Jun 19, 2012
Disk drive having a head loading/unloading ramp that includes a torsionally-compliant member
LARSON NILS E50 citations93
US8870507B1Oct 28, 2014
Wedge based fastener
LARSON NILS E3 citations61