Inventor
HERDENDORF BRETT R
US43 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
41 patentsUS11443775B1Sep 13, 2022
Hard disc drive with internal access door
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations86
US11348611B1May 31, 2022
Zero skew elevator system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations86
US11094347B1Aug 17, 2021
Split ramp for data storage devices
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations85
US11315592B1Apr 26, 2022
Adjusting HGA z-height via HSA elevator using head/actuator feedback
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations84
US11176963B1Nov 16, 2021
Brake crawler for elevator-type hard disk drives
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations84
US10818318B2Oct 27, 2020
Storage system with actuated media player
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations84
US10446186B1Oct 15, 2019
Data storage cartridge with magnetic head-disc interface (HDI)
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations84
US11120834B1Sep 14, 2021
Actuators for an elevator drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC13 citations82
US11361787B1Jun 14, 2022
Zero skew disk drive with dual actuators
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations74
US11348610B1May 31, 2022
Movable ramp with arm engaging bracket for an elevator drive on a magnetic disc recording device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations74
US11948612B2Apr 2, 2024
Zero skew elevator system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations73
US11308984B2Apr 19, 2022
Retractable ramp for data storage devices
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US11281184B2Mar 22, 2022
Adaptive manufacturing systems, methods, and devices such as hard disk drives
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations73
US10902879B2Jan 26, 2021
Storage system with actuated media player
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations73
US11423927B2Aug 23, 2022
Assembly that enables reduction in disk to disk spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations72
US11043235B2Jun 22, 2021
Assembly that enables reduction in disk to disk spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations72
US10996900B2May 4, 2021
Multi-cartridge control board with cartridge-external voice coil motor actuator components
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations72
US12542181B2Feb 3, 2026
Fiber based optical media
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12456504B2Oct 28, 2025
Movable magnetic particle memory device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12116689B2Oct 15, 2024
Selective screen electroplating
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12113310B2Oct 8, 2024
Connectors using shape memory alloy
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations62
US11948606B2Apr 2, 2024
Adaptive manufacturing systems, methods, and devices
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11842753B2Dec 12, 2023
Jukebox data storage system with inert environment
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11817125B1Nov 14, 2023
Calibratable brake crawler for multi-disk drives
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11790946B2Oct 17, 2023
Magnetically repositionable cassettes within a data storage drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11783858B2Oct 10, 2023
Shape memory alloy based actuator latch
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11756579B2Sep 12, 2023
Moveable ramp for data storage device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11377736B2Jul 5, 2022
Atomic layer deposition systems, methods, and devices
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11335376B1May 17, 2022
Drive controller-override mechanism
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11294593B2Apr 5, 2022
Cartridge-external preamplifier for read/write control of media library
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11238894B2Feb 1, 2022
Storage system with actuated media player
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US11105847B1Aug 31, 2021
Data storage component test socket opener
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations62
US11540421B2Dec 27, 2022
Data storage device (DSD) and cooling system for DSD chassis
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations60
US10839836B2Nov 17, 2020
Slider test socket
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations60
US11449238B2Sep 20, 2022
Low cost data storage system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations59
US12563740B2Feb 24, 2026
Mechanical magnetoresistance device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US12001594B2Jun 4, 2024
Wireless data storage devices and systems
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US11545181B2Jan 3, 2023
Rotating ramp with retraction capability for a disk drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US11966617B2Apr 23, 2024
Air gapped data storage devices and systems
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US11875830B2Jan 16, 2024
Adjusting HGA z-height via HSA elevator using head/actuator feedback
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations50
US11651784B2May 16, 2023
Actuators for an elevator drive
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations48