Inventor
PHAM THO
US17 patents
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
13 patentsUS6999262B2Feb 14, 2006
Servo track writing for ultra-high TPI disk drive in low density medium condition
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD22 citations91
US6704161B1Mar 9, 2004
Shock protection skin bumper for a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD27 citations88
US7570453B2Aug 4, 2009
Method and apparatus reducing data damage from mechanical shock in a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD10 citations83
US6028745AFeb 22, 2000
Head restraint device for disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD18 citations81
US6771458B2Aug 3, 2004
Media enclosures providing reduced air gap around disk drive media surfaces of a disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD7 citations73
US6950282B2Sep 27, 2005
Device for reducing damage due to head slap within a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD7 citations72
US6178062B1Jan 23, 2001
Balance tube for a spindle motor assembly of a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD14 citations72
US7724479B2May 25, 2010
Method and apparatus for an auxiliary mass damper in each actuator arm notch of a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD3 citations62
US7031105B2Apr 18, 2006
Media enclosures providing reduced air gap around disk drive media surfaces of a disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD2 citations62
US7773339B2Aug 10, 2010
Method and apparatus for a disk clamp used in a hard disk drive that reduces mechanical deformation on at least one disk from tightened screws through the disk clamp
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1 citations51
US7706107B2Apr 27, 2010
Method and apparatus for flexible printed circuit bracket including crash stop and/or air block in a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1 citations51
US7369367B2May 6, 2008
Disk drive voice coil motor yoke assembly having proximity latch magnet pair attracting and holding voice coil bias steel therebetween
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1 citations51
US7330333B2Feb 12, 2008
Hard disk drive housing having isolated post to improve mechanical shock resistance
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD0 citations49
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS INC
4 patentsUS5715119AFeb 3, 1998
Rotating crash stop assembly for hard disk drives
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS INC26 citations91
US5621588AApr 15, 1997
Two-plane balance for hard disk drive motor-base assemblies
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS INC36 citations91
US5812346ASep 22, 1998
Hard disk drive latch which has a metal plate attached to the end face of a damping sleeve
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS INC14 citations72
US7489480B2Feb 10, 2009
Laminated actuator arm in a hard disk drive
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS INC4 citations55