Inventor
MUNDT MICHAEL D
US15 patents
Patents
15 patentsUS6760182B2Jul 6, 2004
Temperature compensated fly height control
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US6785081B2Aug 31, 2004
Fly height detector
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US6989965B2Jan 24, 2006
Head slider having tilted protrusions for ramp load-unload applications
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US6920015B2Jul 19, 2005
Disc head slider designs to reduce particle sensitivity
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US6661611B1Dec 9, 2003
Funneled trench AAB increased contact stiffness and enhanced take-off performance
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US6560071B2May 6, 2003
Disc head slider having convergent channel features with leading edge inlet
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US6510027B1Jan 21, 2003
Disc head slider having highly damped bearing with multiple pressure gradiant-generating pads
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US6490135B1Dec 3, 2002
Disc drive assembly having side rail-channeled air bearing for ramp load-unload applications
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC46 citations92
US6937440B2Aug 30, 2005
Head slider having convergent channel features with side opening
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US6563673B2May 13, 2003
Method and apparatus for minimizing slider fly heights over patterned media
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US6459546B1Oct 1, 2002
Altitude insensitive disc head slider
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US6710976B2Mar 23, 2004
Disk head slider having air bearing pressure relief features
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US6954339B2Oct 11, 2005
Suspension assembly including a shape memory flexure element to adjust flexure or preload force
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US6765765B2Jul 20, 2004
Head gimbal assembly with in-situs adjustable pitch and roll
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US6954326B2Oct 11, 2005
Dynamically improving data storage device performance
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