Inventor
WINTERHALTER OLAF
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MINEBEA CO LTD
15 patentsUS7982349B2Jul 19, 2011
Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaft
MINEBEA CO LTD46 citations95
US7345392B2Mar 18, 2008
Spindle motor having a hydrodynamic bearing system
MINEBEA CO LTD22 citations91
US7344002B2Mar 18, 2008
Method and apparatus for filling the bearing gap of a hydrodynamic bearing with a lubricant
MINEBEA CO LTD12 citations79
US7097360B2Aug 29, 2006
Hydrodynamic bearing for a spindle motor
MINEBEA CO LTD7 citations73
US7001073B2Feb 21, 2006
Hydrodynamic bearing for a spindle motor
MINEBEA CO LTD7 citations73
US6943985B2Sep 13, 2005
Spindle motor and hard disk drive
MINEBEA CO LTD8 citations71
US10424992B2Sep 24, 2019
Fluid-dynamic bearing system
MINEBEA CO LTD4 citations67
US7866889B2Jan 11, 2011
Fluid dynamic bearing system
MINEBEA CO LTD2 citations62
US7309937B2Dec 18, 2007
Spindle motor of a small-scale design
MINEBEA CO LTD4 citations62
US7008110B2Mar 7, 2006
Hydrodynamic pivot bearing
MINEBEA CO LTD2 citations62
US6921209B2Jul 26, 2005
Conical hydrodynamic pivot bearing
MINEBEA CO LTD2 citations62
US7125169B2Oct 24, 2006
Hydrodynamic pivot bearing
MINEBEA CO LTD0 citations51
USRE46300EFeb 7, 2017
Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaft
MINEBEA CO LTD0 citations48
USRE45387EFeb 24, 2015
Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaft
MINEBEA CO LTD0 citations48
US6945696B2Sep 20, 2005
Hydrodynamic thrust bearing
MINEBEA CO LTD1 citations44