Inventor
COFFEY JEROME THOMAS
US22 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
12 patentsUS10569356B1Feb 25, 2020
Deburring tool for friction stir welding, and related methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations82
US9754631B2Sep 5, 2017
Disc drive apparatus with hermetically sealed cavity
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations82
US10399177B1Sep 3, 2019
Enclosures, devices with a friction stir weld, precursors thereof, and related methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations81
US10596658B1Mar 24, 2020
Friction stir welding tool and related methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations77
US11538505B1Dec 27, 2022
Enclosures having a friction stir weld, precursors thereof having a metal base having a recess and a metal cover, and related methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations72
US11065713B1Jul 20, 2021
Disk drive apparatus including pre-treated, welded housing that provides sealed cavity for holding hard disk drive components
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations71
US10442030B2Oct 15, 2019
Friction stir welding tool, related methods, and assemblies formed to include friction stir weld
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations71
US9823692B2Nov 21, 2017
Methods and devices for sealing hard drives
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations71
US10870167B2Dec 22, 2020
Enclosures, devices with a friction stir weld, precursors thereof, and related methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations70
US11077519B1Aug 3, 2021
Clamping device that develops both axial and circumferential clamping forces in response to a common axial clamping force
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations68
US10566032B2Feb 18, 2020
Assemblies and devices with a metal base, a metal cover, and a friction stir weld, precursors thereof, and related friction stir welding methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations68
US11020816B1Jun 1, 2021
Methods of forming a friction stir weld between a steel piece and an aluminum piece, and related assemblies
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations66
IBM
9 patentsUS6145188ANov 14, 2000
Fan and fold head lead termination method using flex cable with edge termination pads
IBM19 citations90
US5903413AMay 11, 1999
Fan and fold head lead termination structure using flex cable with edge termination pads
IBM19 citations90
US5875072AFeb 23, 1999
Low profile head suspension assembly with load and unload capability
IBM32 citations90
US5986852ANov 16, 1999
High capacity, high performance low profile disk drive
IBM41 citations87
US5864441AJan 26, 1999
Actuator mounting apparatus for top-down data storage system assembly
IBM18 citations83
US5659449AAug 19, 1997
Direct access storage device with a molded actuator motor coil support
IBM9 citations72
US6087620AJul 11, 2000
Method of fabricating a composite actuator arm assembly
IBM15 citations71
US5883767AMar 16, 1999
Direct access storage device with magneto-resistive transducing head apparatus and a common read return signal line
IBM8 citations71
US5835311ANov 10, 1998
Shock-resistant data storage system actuator assembly
IBM12 citations71