Inventor
PALMER DARRELL D
US13 patents
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IBM
8 patentsUS6539609B2Apr 1, 2003
Method of forming a head gimbal assembly
IBM59 citations96
US4996623AFeb 26, 1991
Laminated suspension for a negative pressure slider in a data recording disk file
IBM147 citations96
US6351348B1Feb 26, 2002
Minimal stiffness conductors for a head gimbal assembly
IBM24 citations92
US6282064B1Aug 28, 2001
Head gimbal assembly with integrated electrical conductors
IBM41 citations92
US5955176ASep 21, 1999
Integrated suspension using a high strength conductive material
IBM36 citations92
US5781379AJul 14, 1998
Single beam flexure for a head gimbal assembly
IBM49 citations92
US5668684ASep 16, 1997
Electrical interconnect for a head/arm assembly of computer disk drives
IBM54 citations92
US6219202B1Apr 17, 2001
Slider suspension assembly and method for attaching a slider to a suspension in a data-recording disk file including a flexible integrated cable having an aperture therein for permitting electrical contact
IBM13 citations73
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
5 patentsUS7567410B1Jul 28, 2009
Flexure including a heat sink and a dielectric layer under trace termination pads
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC115 citations97
US7477488B1Jan 13, 2009
Head suspension with a reinforced limiter tab
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC54 citations97
US7006330B1Feb 28, 2006
Head stack assembly including a ground conductive pad for grounding a slider to a gimbal
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC75 citations97
US6801402B1Oct 5, 2004
ESD-protected head gimbal assembly for use in a disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC137 citations97
US7193819B1Mar 20, 2007
Method of assembling a disk drive including actuating a shipping comb to bend a suspension vertically to facilitate a merge tool
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC58 citations95