Inventor
BRIGGS JOHN C
US21 patents
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IOMEGA CORP
16 patentsUS5508864AApr 16, 1996
Flexures which reduce friction in an actuator for a data storage device
IOMEGA CORP36 citations92
US5920445AJul 6, 1999
Flexured mounting system for friction reduction and friction linearization in linear actuator for disk drive
IOMEGA CORP7 citations74
US6198605B1Mar 6, 2001
Return path geometry to enhance uniformity of force on a linear actuator
IOMEGA CORP7 citations73
US5963399AOct 5, 1999
Dual loop flex circuit for a linear actuator
IOMEGA CORP14 citations73
US5768059AJun 16, 1998
Head load/unload and cleaning in a data storage device
IOMEGA CORP8 citations73
US5748410AMay 5, 1998
Slotted flex circuit for a disk drive actuator
IOMEGA CORP15 citations73
US6301082B1Oct 9, 2001
Operating system for operating an eject system and a head retraction system of a disk drive
IOMEGA CORP13 citations71
US5943194AAug 24, 1999
Laminated steel return path with actuator support features
IOMEGA CORP3 citations63
US5926346AJul 20, 1999
Disk drive barriers that restrain movement of the drive actuator
IOMEGA CORP3 citations62
US5905607AMay 18, 1999
Return path geometry to enhance uniformity of force on a linear actuator
IOMEGA CORP2 citations62
US6137651AOct 24, 2000
Flexured mounting system for friction reduction and friction linearization in linear actuator for disk drive
IOMEGA CORP3 citations60
US6310413B1Oct 30, 2001
Steering magnets to reduce magnetic leakage flux in a disk drive
IOMEGA CORP0 citations52
US6141189AOct 31, 2000
Laminated steel return path with actuator support features
IOMEGA CORP0 citations52
US5982588ANov 9, 1999
Elongated rear bearing for linear actuator
IOMEGA CORP1 citations52
US5946166AAug 31, 1999
Actuator having asymmetric magnetic flux strength
IOMEGA CORP1 citations52
USD411188SJun 22, 1999
Door for a computer disk drive
IOMEGA CORP1 citations52