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CRANE PETER

US48 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

25 patents
US6198606B1Mar 6, 2001

Disc drive actuation system having an injection molded magnetic micro-actuator with metal beam inserts and its method of fabrication

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC122 citations98
US6735055B1May 11, 2004

Microactuator structure with vibration attenuation properties

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC56 citations96
US6700727B1Mar 2, 2004

Slider and method for actively controlling crown curvature

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC69 citations96
US6493192B2Dec 10, 2002

Disc drive with improved head pitch adjustment

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC58 citations96
US6396667B1May 28, 2002

Electromagnetic disc drive microactuator and suspension

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC78 citations96
US6851120B2Feb 1, 2005

Micro-actuator structure for improved stability

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC20 citations93
US6414823B1Jul 2, 2002

Coil-structures for magnetic microactuator

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC43 citations93
US6859345B2Feb 22, 2005

Bending microactuator having a two-piece suspension design

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC32 citations92
US6680825B1Jan 20, 2004

In-plane suspension-level bending microactuator for precise head positioning

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC26 citations92
US6549375B1Apr 15, 2003

Suspension gimbal with reduced pitch stiffness, compliant preloading bridge and unloading limiters

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC35 citations92
US6414822B1Jul 2, 2002

Magnetic microactuator

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC26 citations92
US6362939B1Mar 26, 2002

Balanced microactuator suspension

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC30 citations92
US6731465B2May 4, 2004

Monocoque head suspension

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC33 citations91
US6157520ADec 5, 2000

Disc drive head suspension with gimbal contact feature for ramp load/unload

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC31 citations91
US6574077B1Jun 3, 2003

Microactuator assembly having improved standoff configuration

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC22 citations88
US6614628B2Sep 2, 2003

Moving coil micro actuator with reduced rotor mass

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations84
US6407888B1Jun 18, 2002

Transverse slot mounting of head/gimbal suspension assemblies in disc drives

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations84
US6694603B1Feb 24, 2004

Process of forming a magnetic microactuator

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations74
US6671132B1Dec 30, 2003

Microactuator magnetic circuit

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations73
US6540839B1Apr 1, 2003

Apparatus and method to passivate magnets and magnetic materials

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations73
US6765766B2Jul 20, 2004

Bonding tub improved electromagnetic microactuator in disc drives

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations71
US7088559B2Aug 8, 2006

Integrated interconnect and method of manufacture therefor

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations63
US6829119B2Dec 7, 2004

Disc drive microactuator with lateral position sensor

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations63
US6449127B1Sep 10, 2002

Low mass disc drive suspension

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations63
US6683758B2Jan 27, 2004

Fabrication method for integrated microactuator coils

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations60

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

15 patents
US6046884AApr 4, 2000

Low mass disc drive suspension

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY50 citations96
US5267109ANov 30, 1993

Air bearing slider with relieved trailing edge

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY68 citations96
US5062017AOct 29, 1991

Hour-glass disk head slider

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY89 citations96
US6078473AJun 20, 2000

Gimbal flexure for use with microactuator

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY130 citations95
US6798609B1Sep 28, 2004

Magnetic microactuator with capacitive position sensor

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY25 citations93
US6122149ASep 19, 2000

Magnetic microactuator and inductive sensor having shaped pole configuration

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY40 citations93
US5550692AAug 27, 1996

Proximity recording air bearing slider design with waist offset

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY26 citations93
US5515219AMay 7, 1996

Simplified self-loading head slider

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY66 citations93
US5225950AJul 6, 1993

Gimbal having stiffness properties

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY28 citations93
US5210666AMay 11, 1993

Self-loading air bearing slider with a relieved leading edge

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY44 citations92
US5721650AFeb 24, 1998

Self-loading disc head slider having blunt cross rail

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY27 citations91
US5624581AApr 29, 1997

Process for forming a simplified self-loading head slider

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY35 citations90
US5731932AMar 24, 1998

Transverse pin mounting of head/gimbal assemblies in a disc drive

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY17 citations84
US5910865AJun 8, 1999

Slider having terminated side rails with trailing edge cuts

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY8 citations74
US5774304AJun 30, 1998

Disc head slider having center rail with asymmetric edge steps

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY15 citations70

BOUTAGHOU ZINE-EDDINE

3 patents

ROSS JOSEPH DESIGN LLC

1 patent

(unassigned)

1 patent

XYRATEX TECH LTD

1 patent

GREER MEDICAL INC

1 patent

CRANE PETER

1 patent