Inventor
CRANE PETER
US48 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
25 patentsUS6198606B1Mar 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 patentsUS6046884AApr 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