Inventor
ALBRECHT DAVID W
US26 patents
⚠️ This page may combine multiple inventors who share the name “ALBRECHT DAVID W”. Patents are grouped by organization below to help distinguish them — per-person disambiguation is on the roadmap.
IBM
18 patentsUS6072664AJun 6, 2000
Suspension assembly with resilient shock bumpers for a disk drive device
IBM63 citations96
US6052258AApr 18, 2000
Transducer suspension system
IBM57 citations96
US5821494AOct 13, 1998
Method of electrical connection between head transducer and suspension by solder wire bumping at slider level and laser reflow
IBM73 citations96
US5633545AMay 27, 1997
Disk drive in-hub radial-gap spindle motor with coils generating axial fields
IBM49 citations95
US6067209AMay 23, 2000
Disk drive device with shock resistance flexure and ramp limited system
IBM60 citations94
US6487053B1Nov 26, 2002
System for improved assembly and manufacture of miniature data recording devices and head stack assemblies
IBM30 citations93
US6222704B1Apr 24, 2001
Suspension assembly with resilient shock bumpers for a disk drive device
IBM19 citations92
US6055133AApr 25, 2000
Disk drive head support arm and arm assembly utilizing plural datum features
IBM47 citations92
US6034843AMar 7, 2000
Actuator arm assembly and wiring aparatus used in a disk storage system for wiring voice coil wires to a flex cable
IBM20 citations92
US5822151AOct 13, 1998
Disk drive apparatus
IBM23 citations92
US4575775AMar 11, 1986
Magnetic recording disk having a sector servo pattern for use with a multiple element head
IBM29 citations92
US5875171AFeb 23, 1999
Interlocking disk stack that prevents disk slip in a storage disk
IBM33 citations89
US5430590AJul 4, 1995
Spindle system for a disk drive
IBM30 citations89
US6815850B2Nov 9, 2004
Flux leakage barrier in fluid bearing for disk drive
IBM15 citations84
US5328272AJul 12, 1994
Spindle system for a disk drive
IBM16 citations79
US6486578B2Nov 26, 2002
Spindle motor and disk unit
IBM11 citations74
US6442828B1Sep 3, 2002
Method of manufacturing a transducer suspension system
IBM13 citations74
US5896242AApr 20, 1999
Spindle motor with stress alleviating groove provided in hub cylindrical protrusion portion
IBM13 citations74
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
8 patentsUS7106582B2Sep 12, 2006
Shock mount assembly for attachment of an electronic device to a support structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH69 citations98
US7260885B2Aug 28, 2007
System and method for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH21 citations92
US7215506B2May 8, 2007
Hard disk drive (HDD) assembly of small form-factor HDD shock-mounted in frame having dimensions of larger form-factor HDD
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH20 citations92
US7518823B2Apr 14, 2009
Spindle motor winding for miniature hard disk drive
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH15 citations82
US7012782B2Mar 14, 2006
Method of attenuating airflow disturbances in a hard disk drive with a circumferential motor bracket shroud for motor hub flange outside diameter
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations74
US7652843B2Jan 26, 2010
Completely circumferential motor bracket shroud for motor hub flange outside diameter for hard disk drive
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations63
US7196902B2Mar 27, 2007
Disk drive coupling apparatus for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations63
US6556374B1Apr 29, 2003
Spindle motor-having improved bonding between its bearing cartridge and hub
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations60