Inventor
MYERS DAVID K
US23 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
14 patentsUS7957102B1Jun 7, 2011
Disk drive including an actuator latch with a torsionally compliant pusher portion
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC52 citations94
US7672083B1Mar 2, 2010
Disk drive with translatable ramp
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC80 citations93
US8760816B1Jun 24, 2014
Disk drive with a biased actuator latch, and having a first permanent magnet that is larger than a second permanent magnet
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC46 citations92
US10978100B1Apr 13, 2021
Belt-driven rotary cam elevator mechanism for reduced-head data storage device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC13 citations86
US11037590B2Jun 15, 2021
In-pivot hybrid stepper motor for ball screw cam elevator mechanism for reduced-head hard disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations81
US9183889B1Nov 10, 2015
Disk drive having a top cover channel vented to a central cavity via a hole through a bottom land
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations73
US10930307B2Feb 23, 2021
Piezoelectric-based locking of actuator elevator mechanism for cold storage data storage device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations70
US10916271B1Feb 9, 2021
Eliminating lead screw hysteresis for vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for data storage device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations69
US9305599B2Apr 5, 2016
Storage device with a cover supporting portion
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations61
US11410694B2Aug 9, 2022
Axial flux permanent magnet motor for ball screw cam elevator mechanism for reduced-head hard disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US9390736B1Jul 12, 2016
Magnetic head separator connected to a ramp
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations60
US9196275B1Nov 24, 2015
Magnetic head separator fin material to prevent particulate contamination on slider
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations60
US9099153B2Aug 4, 2015
Storage device with a cover supporting portion
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations50
US9171583B1Oct 27, 2015
Disk drive having a top cover channel vented to a central cavity via a peripheral clearance gap
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations42