Inventor
GRANTZ ALAN L
US28 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
13 patentsUS6280088B1Aug 28, 2001
Crowned conical bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC44 citations95
US6149161ANov 21, 2000
Grooved pumping seal
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC39 citations92
US7758246B2Jul 20, 2010
Air purging for a fluid dynamic bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations83
US6679501B1Jan 20, 2004
Motor with stationary shaft and high speed capillary seal
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations82
US7241051B2Jul 10, 2007
Radial capillary seal for fluid dynamic bearing motors
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations73
US6755570B1Jun 29, 2004
Single piece hub with integral upper and lower female cones and method for making the same
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations73
US8033731B2Oct 11, 2011
Fluid dynamic bearing motor having molded plastic
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations63
US7422371B2Sep 9, 2008
Active hybrid FDB motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations62
US7284909B2Oct 23, 2007
Hybrid orbital fluid dynamic bearing motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations62
US8770843B2Jul 8, 2014
Fluid dynamic bearing motor including plastic component
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US7362022B2Apr 22, 2008
Column capillary seal for FDB motors
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations52
USRE42854EOct 18, 2011
Single piece hub with integral upper and lower female cones
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US7423839B2Sep 9, 2008
Low power support pads for moment loading and associated methods
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations48
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
6 patentsUS5559651ASep 24, 1996
Magnetic disc storage system with hydrodynamic bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY52 citations96
US6019516AFeb 1, 2000
Crowned conical bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY70 citations95
US5938343AAug 17, 1999
Oil filling seal for hydrodynamic motor utilizing a movable sealing element
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY18 citations81
US7390125B2Jun 24, 2008
Single piece hub with integral upper and lower female cones
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY6 citations73
USRE36931EOct 31, 2000
Magnetic disc storage system with hydrodynamic bearing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY8 citations73
US7823290B2Nov 2, 2010
Method of forming a hub for use in a disk drive motor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY0 citations51
GRANTZ ALAN L
3 patentsUS8575880B2Nov 5, 2013
Direct current motor with independently driven and switchable stators
GRANTZ ALAN L1,152 citations98
US8618706B2Dec 31, 2013
Fluid pumping capillary seal for a fluid dynamic bearing
GRANTZ ALAN L4 citations71
US8430569B2Apr 30, 2013
Fluid dynamic bearing motor including molded plastic
GRANTZ ALAN L0 citations51