Inventor
POTTEBAUM KENNETH L
US22 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
11 patentsUS5666239ASep 9, 1997
Laminated base deck for a disc drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY68 citations96
US5875067AFeb 23, 1999
Acoustic isolator for a disc drive assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY44 citations95
US5757580AMay 26, 1998
Constrain layer damping of a disc drive printed wiring assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY69 citations94
US5214549AMay 25, 1993
Acoustically damped disc drive assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY146 citations94
US6084744AJul 4, 2000
Actuator assembly mounted disc snubber
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY24 citations92
US5914836AJun 22, 1999
Cantilevered support for the magnetic circuit of a disc drive voice coil motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY35 citations92
US5777821AJul 7, 1998
Low sway space chassis for a disc drive having a vibro-acoustic isolator
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY33 citations92
US6175469B1Jan 16, 2001
Disc drive magnet housing electro mechanical resonance dampening system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY34 citations91
US6021019AFeb 1, 2000
Flex circuit disc snubber
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY7 citations74
US6081406AJun 27, 2000
Peripherally extending acoustic compliance area in a disc drive housing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY9 citations73
US6075672AJun 13, 2000
Computer System including Acoustic isolator for a disc drive assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY4 citations73
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
9 patentsUS6366432B1Apr 2, 2002
Actuator arm with tapered trailing edge and recessed head conductor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24 citations92
US6226145B1May 1, 2001
Actuator assembly mounted disc snubber
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations92
US6172843B1Jan 9, 2001
Shroud mounted disc snubber
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC31 citations92
US6535350B1Mar 18, 2003
Over molded disc snubber
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations81
US6665633B2Dec 16, 2003
Relation of rotational vibration stimuli to performance of a hard disc drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC19 citations77
US6400524B1Jun 4, 2002
Acoustic isolator for a disc drive assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations73
US7697241B2Apr 13, 2010
Resonant frequency separation for an actuator assembly of a disc drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations61
US7009808B2Mar 7, 2006
Stepped enclosure for minimizing airflow excitation in a data storage device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations61
US9273729B2Mar 1, 2016
Apparatuses and methods having a bearing shield arrangement
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations45