Inventor
BERDING KEITH R
US31 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
16 patentsUS6934126B1Aug 23, 2005
Disk drive including a base assembly having a flex-to-board edge connector
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC90 citations98
US6603620B1Aug 5, 2003
Mobile device comprising a disk storage system protected by a motion detector
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC96 citations98
US7656609B1Feb 2, 2010
Disk drive motor having a rotor with at least three bendable balancing tabs
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
US6975476B1Dec 13, 2005
Disk drives and host devices including a resetable shock sensor
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC61 citations96
US6624983B1Sep 23, 2003
Mechanical dual stage actuator linkage for a hard disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC59 citations96
US6958884B1Oct 25, 2005
Disk drive having an acoustic damping shield assembly with an acoustic barrier layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC80 citations95
US6954329B1Oct 11, 2005
Disk drive having an acoustic damping assembly with an acoustic barrier layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC68 citations95
US6888698B1May 3, 2005
Disk drive including spindle motor hub and damping members for damping disk movement
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC63 citations95
US7209317B1Apr 24, 2007
Disk drive housing member including an electrically insulative coating and metallic platings and method of manufacturing the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC56 citations94
US6867946B1Mar 15, 2005
Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a locking spring arm disengaged through stator coil flux
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC49 citations92
US6844996B1Jan 18, 2005
Disk drive comprising a ratchet arm applied to a disk and disengaged through windage generated by the disk rotating
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC50 citations92
US6801389B1Oct 5, 2004
Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a hub ratchet arm disengaged through angular velocity
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC51 citations92
US8031431B1Oct 4, 2011
Disk drive having a top cover with anchor tabs
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC53 citations91
US7385784B1Jun 10, 2008
Disk drive cover with top and bottom layers electrically grounded with first and second flaps and method of manufacturing the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC57 citations90
US9196295B1Nov 24, 2015
Disk to motor hub swage attachment
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations50
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
5 patentsUS6151197ANov 21, 2000
Water slide suspension assembly having a stiffened vertically offset lift tab
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP98 citations98
US5936803AAug 10, 1999
Disk drive having a mass balanced head gimbal assembly
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP78 citations96
US5781380AJul 14, 1998
Swing-type actuator assembly having internal conductors
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP84 citations93
US5796554AAug 18, 1998
Load beam assembly with separate spring and hinge functions
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP36 citations91
US6046889AApr 4, 2000
Disk drive having a pivot assembly which defines a knife edge facing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of an actuator arm
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP52 citations87
BERDING KEITH R
3 patentsUS8514514B1Aug 20, 2013
Disk drive having an inner frame with a side opening and an extruded hermetically sealed outer enclosure
BERDING KEITH R56 citations95
US8322021B1Dec 4, 2012
Method of manufacturing a disk drive
BERDING KEITH R49 citations95
US8451559B1May 28, 2013
Disk drive having a base with a protruding peripheral metal flange that is folded over a top cover to enclose helium
BERDING KEITH R95 citations93
CENSTOR CORP
3 patentsUS6600631B1Jul 29, 2003
Transducer/flexure/conductor structure for electromagnetic read/write system
CENSTOR CORP45 citations92
US6493191B1Dec 10, 2002
Planar magnetic ring head for contact recording with a rigid disk
CENSTOR CORP26 citations91
US5949612ASep 7, 1999
Low friction sliding hard disk drive system
CENSTOR CORP47 citations91