Inventor
GUSTAFSON JOHN R
US29 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
19 patentsUS7274534B1Sep 25, 2007
Disk drive configured to enable non destructive leak detection at the interface between a drive sub-component and the disk drive housing
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC70 citations97
US6979931B1Dec 27, 2005
Spindle motor having spindle motor stator with laminate layers for increased head stack assembly access
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC71 citations97
US6759784B1Jul 6, 2004
Spindle motor having spindle motor stator with laminate layers for increased head stack assembly access
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC81 citations97
US7434987B1Oct 14, 2008
Method to detect helium leakage from a disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC64 citations96
US6963469B1Nov 8, 2005
Spindle motor having spindle motor stator for increased head stack assembly access
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC54 citations96
US6728063B1Apr 27, 2004
Spindle motor having spindle motor stator for increased head stack assembly access
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC67 citations96
US6961212B1Nov 1, 2005
Shock isolation bearings and travel limit gaps in a spindle motor and disk drive using the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC55 citations95
US6888698B1May 3, 2005
Disk drive including spindle motor hub and damping members for damping disk movement
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC63 citations95
US6781791B1Aug 24, 2004
Disk drive including disk plate including head and/or arm limiter portions for modifying airflow adjacent a disk
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC67 citations95
US6624966B1Sep 23, 2003
Disk drive having airflow suppressor comb for reduced disk rotation induced airflow
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC69 citations95
US6466398B1Oct 15, 2002
Disk drive comprising a cover having slots near a shaft aperture for reducing resonance
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC61 citations95
US8854766B1Oct 7, 2014
Disk drive having a conformal peripheral foil seal having an opening covered by a central metal cap
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC28 citations92
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
US9429494B1Aug 30, 2016
Leakage test method for a hermetically sealed disk drive enclosure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US9208825B1Dec 8, 2015
Disk drive having a conformal peripheral foil seal having an opening covered by a central metal cap
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations84
US8908319B1Dec 9, 2014
Disk drive with slow acting desiccant
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC9 citations84
US8885290B1Nov 11, 2014
Disk drive with removably externally fixed canister under a hermetic seal
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC14 citations83