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Hiromitsu Masuda
Also filed as: MASUDA HIROMITSU
22 granted patents·3 pending applications·315 citations·filing 1994–2019
96Inventor score
Files withHITACHI LTD8HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7HGST Netherlands BV2SHIMIZU TOSHIHIKO2SUDO KIMIHIKO2
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25 records- 0197US7130159B2Magnetic disk apparatusHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·67 cites·19 claims
- 0296US6614627B1Magnetic disk apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·60 cites·12 claims
- 0393US10594100B1Flexible type electrical feed-through connector assemblyWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·15 cites·21 claims
- 0492US10891980B1Central support for improved structural dynamics of actuators in a multi-actuator hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 12, 2021·17 cites·22 claims
- 0592US7929254B2Disk drive device and carriage of actuator with damping memberHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2011·16 cites·8 claims
- 0689US6594104B2Magnetic disk unit including temperature sensing of IC mounted on suspensionHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·26 cites·13 claims
- 0788US7545607B2Carriage arm assembly for locating magnetic head, and magnetic disk apparatus using the sameHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2009·6 cites·6 claims
- 0887US6624982B2Magnetic disk recording apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·25 cites·25 claims
- 0986US6614623B2Disc drive head supporting mechanism having power supply pads for an integrated circuit which are of a greater area than signal/control junction padsHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·20 cites·12 claims
- 1083US8305714B2Voice-coil motor with voice coils configured oriented in the same direction and substantially overlayed to reduce head vibrations in a disk driveSUZUKI KENJI·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·7 cites·25 claims
- 1181US7110223B2Carriage arm assembly for locating magnetic head, and magnetic disk apparatus using the sameHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 19, 2006·3 cites·6 claims
- 1281US6927947B2Magnetic disk apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2005·10 cites·2 claims
- 1378US6879467B2Carriage arm assembly for locating magnetic head, and magnetic disk apparatus using the sameHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 12, 2005·9 cites·11 claims
- 1472US8767353B2Low profile damper plates for a yoke of a voice coil motorSUDO KIMIHIKO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·3 cites·9 claims
- 1572US6982852B2Carriage arm assembly for magnetic disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·10 cites·16 claims
- 1662US8630061B2Retaining a spoiler in a hard disk driveSUDO KIMIHIKO·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 14, 2014·1 cites·8 claims
- 1762US2009080117A1Magnetic disk apparatusSHIMIZU TOSHIHIKO·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1858US2007041129A1Magnetic disk apparatusSHIMIZU TOSHIHIKO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1957US6912102B2Magnetic head with IC thereon with recording frequency controlled according to IC positionHITACHI LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 28, 2005·2 cites·2 claims
- 2056US6754023B2Magnetic disk device with magnetic head supporting mechanism having integrated circuit mounted thereonHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·2 cites·14 claims
- 2155US7031118B2Carriage arm assembly for locating magnetic head, and magnetic disk apparatus using the sameHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 18, 2006·0 cites·5 claims
- 2254US6970330B2Magnetic disk drive with carriage having bobbin supporting annular coil connected by connection membersHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 29, 2005·2 cites·7 claims
- 2349US5450931AVibration control apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 19, 1995·14 cites·14 claims
- 2446US2015332728A1Hard Disk Drive Base Having Vibration Propagation Mitigation FeatureHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2539US9177578B1Hard disk drive voice coil actuator latchHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 3, 2015·0 cites·15 claims
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