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POKORNOWSKI ZACHARY A
US24 patents
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HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY
20 patentsUS8792214B1Jul 29, 2014
Electrical contacts to motors in dual stage actuated suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY38 citations93
US9036302B2May 19, 2015
Damped dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY18 citations92
US8885297B1Nov 11, 2014
Electrical contacts to motors in dual stage actuated suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY24 citations92
US7872834B1Jan 18, 2011
Head suspension with asymmetric linkage and asymmetric microactuator in plane of mounting region to provide a pseudosymmetric configuration
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY35 citations92
US9245555B2Jan 26, 2016
Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY19 citations90
US11686294B2Jun 27, 2023
Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY11 citations85
US11333134B2May 17, 2022
Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY14 citations85
US8941951B2Jan 27, 2015
Head suspension flexure with integrated strain sensor and sputtered traces
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY15 citations84
US8861141B2Oct 14, 2014
Damped dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY8 citations84
US9646638B1May 9, 2017
Co-located gimbal-based DSA disk drive suspension with traces routed around slider pad
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY6 citations83
US10957349B2Mar 23, 2021
Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive head suspension manufacturing method with non-parallel motors
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY2 citations73
US10373634B2Aug 6, 2019
Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive head suspension with non-parallel motors
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY4 citations73
US12147059B2Nov 19, 2024
Sensor shift structures in optical image stabilization suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY2 citations72
US11521785B2Dec 6, 2022
High density coil design and process
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY2 citations68
US12308157B2May 20, 2025
High density coil design and process
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY0 citations58
US11404310B2Aug 2, 2022
Gold plating on metal layer for backside connection access
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY0 citations53
US10109305B2Oct 23, 2018
Co-located gimbal-based DSA disk drive suspension with traces routed around slider pad
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY0 citations51
US12510061B2Dec 30, 2025
Shape memory alloy (SMA) bimorph actuators and methods for manufacturing the same
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY0 citations50
US9812160B2Nov 7, 2017
Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY0 citations50
US11414226B2Aug 16, 2022
Removable tabs and methods of making and using the same
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY0 citations49