Inventor
BUTLER WALTER W
US15 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
12 patentsUS7549204B1Jun 23, 2009
Methods for picking and placing workpieces into small form factor hard disk drives
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC75 citations97
US6922308B1Jul 26, 2005
Disk drive comprising a cover shaped to improve radial and axial shrouding
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC71 citations97
US6693767B1Feb 17, 2004
Disk drive having a head disk assembly enclosure including an integrated hinge
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC75 citations97
US6288866B1Sep 11, 2001
Disk drive including a vibration damping system having a compressible foam and mass damper fixed adjacent to the outer surface of a printed circuit board for reducing noise and vibration
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC94 citations97
US7062837B1Jun 20, 2006
Method for manufacturing a disk drive with a hinged head disk assembly enclosure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC52 citations96
US6990727B1Jan 31, 2006
Method of making disk drives using a frame array with a plurality of disk drive base portions
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC55 citations96
US6900961B1May 31, 2005
Disk drive having a head disk assembly enclosure including insert molded components
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC63 citations96
US6529345B1Mar 4, 2003
Disk drive employing a multi-layer noise-dampening HDA cover
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC90 citations96
US6466398B1Oct 15, 2002
Disk drive comprising a cover having slots near a shaft aperture for reducing resonance
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC61 citations95
US6831810B1Dec 14, 2004
Disk drive enabling simultaneous assembly of HSA and disk pack
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC55 citations94
US7057852B1Jun 6, 2006
Disk drive including surface coated disk clamp screws with reduced coefficient of friction for mitigating disk clamp movement
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC55 citations93
US6687093B1Feb 3, 2004
Head stack assembly shipping comb with temporary locating feature for internal head disk assembly build process and disk drive manufactured using the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC32 citations86
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
2 patentsUS5909338AJun 1, 1999
Magnetic disk drive having a Z-shaped grounding portion in the flex circuit cable
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP18 citations81
US5905609AMay 18, 1999
Magnetic disk drive having a VCM plate which includes an elongated protrusion for securing a flex clamp to the base
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP13 citations71