Inventor
KLOEPPEL KLAUS
US13 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
5 patentsUS5454724AOct 3, 1995
Floating electrical contact for spindle motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY55 citations96
US5729404AMar 17, 1998
Disc drive spindle motor with rotor isolation and controlled resistance electrical pathway from disc to ground
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY46 citations95
US5844748ADec 1, 1998
Disc drive spindle motor with controlled resistance pathway from disc to ground
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY32 citations92
US5485331AJan 16, 1996
High resistivity bearing balls for spindle motor isolation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY30 citations92
US5938343AAug 17, 1999
Oil filling seal for hydrodynamic motor utilizing a movable sealing element
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY18 citations81
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
4 patentsUS9662753B1May 30, 2017
Disk drive spindle with fluid journal bearing having increased radial clearance in axial end regions
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations67
US8970984B1Mar 3, 2015
Grooved cylindrical seal with increased radial clearance for reduced cost disk drive spindle
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations51
US9196292B1Nov 24, 2015
Rotary spindle having a disk clamp bottom land facing and in contact with a shaft top land
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations46
US8976488B1Mar 10, 2015
Re-enforced motor hub flange
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations45
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
3 patentsUS6183135B1Feb 6, 2001
Single plate hydrodynamic bearing with self-balancing fluid level and fluid circulation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC51 citations88
US6679501B1Jan 20, 2004
Motor with stationary shaft and high speed capillary seal
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations82
US6927515B2Aug 9, 2005
Dynamic tilt limiter for fluid dynamic bearings
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations50