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Hiroki Kitahori
Also filed as: KITAHORI HIROKI
25 granted patents·4 pending applications·278 citations·filing 1991–2020
96Inventor score
Files withHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH14IBM7HGST Netherlands BV2HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL2SUZUKI TAKAO2
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29 records- 0191US7570460B2Boss location to adjust head attitudeHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·12 cites·20 claims
- 0291US5317462ACover seal for magnetic disk enclosure having stepped mating surfacesIBM·Filed 1992·Granted May 31, 1994·63 cites·10 claims
- 0388US6822823B1Hard disk drive with electrically conductive sheet for electrostatic discharge protectionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 23, 2004·26 cites·12 claims
- 0485US6661604B2Plate-like apparatus, rotating body built-in device, and disk deviceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·21 cites·13 claims
- 0582US10943614B1Load/unload ramp mechanism for reduced crackingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 9, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 0682US7064920B2Disk drive and breather filter having multiple ventilation paths and method of inspecting sameHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·15 cites·10 claims
- 0780US7852595B2Magnetic disk unit and manufacturing method thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 14, 2010·4 cites·19 claims
- 0880US7428122B2Hermetically sealed disk drive with low heightHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 23, 2008·15 cites·15 claims
- 0977US8320085B2Disk drive including a latch configured to lock an actuator in response to an external forceSUZUKI TAKAO·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 27, 2012·3 cites·9 claims
- 1076US7652849B2Flexible cable positioning structure and magnetic disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·3 cites·19 claims
- 1176US6486578B2Spindle motor and disk unitIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 26, 2002·11 cites·5 claims
- 1276US5124867AActuator returning and holding device for a disk unitIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 23, 1992·31 cites·9 claims
- 1374US7030527B2Data storage device with mechanism to control rotation of spindle motorHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 18, 2006·19 cites·22 claims
- 1473US8125739B2Disk drive device and magnetic disk driveSUZUKI TAKAO·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·2 cites·17 claims
- 1569US8958179B1Managing resonance frequency of hard disk drive voice coil motorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 17, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1667US6900956B2Disk device and data-erasing methodHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted May 31, 2005·6 cites·14 claims
- 1767US6351343B1Arrangement structure of the printed circuit board and the interface cable connector of a magnetic disk driveIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 26, 2002·19 cites·14 claims
- 1862US7298591B2Rotating disk storage device with a retracting actuator head suspension assemblyHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 20, 2007·4 cites·9 claims
- 1961US8493686B2Low profile hard-disk drive enclosure cover which includes a flange recess for accommodating a SATA connectorKIMURA SHINICHI·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2056US7070421B2Rotating disk storage device having connection structure between FPC and printed boardHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 4, 2006·9 cites·20 claims
- 2154US7420782B2Rotating disk storage deviceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2008·2 cites·11 claims
- 2251US7505230B2Rotating disk storage device and latch method thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 17, 2009·1 cites·21 claims
- 2349US7545598B2FPC-connector connecting structure and magnetic diskHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 9, 2009·2 cites·20 claims
- 2447US8035915B2Magnetic disk drive having circuit board apertures fitted with protrusions to achieve efficient layout of circuit elementsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 11, 2011·0 cites·15 claims
- 2543US2005046997A1Disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2643US2005013039A1Magnetic disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2741US2005057848A1Magnetic disk spaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2837US6327115B1Disk drive apparatus, attachment structure, and attachment methodIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 4, 2001·4 cites·10 claims
- 2933US2016365105A1Hard Disk Drive Actuator Pivot To Base Tower Clearance Spacer MechanismHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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