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John R. Gustafson
Also filed as: GUSTAFSON JOHN R · GUSTAFSON JOHN ROBERT
30 granted patents·1 pending application·1,382 citations·filing 1986–2014
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31 records- 0197US7434987B1Method to detect helium leakage from a disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 14, 2008·64 cites·21 claims
- 0297US6979931B1Spindle motor having spindle motor stator with laminate layers for increased head stack assembly accessWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 27, 2005·71 cites·28 claims
- 0397US6759784B1Spindle motor having spindle motor stator with laminate layers for increased head stack assembly accessWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·81 cites·2 claims
- 0496US6728063B1Spindle motor having spindle motor stator for increased head stack assembly accessWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·67 cites·12 claims
- 0595US8854766B1Disk drive having a conformal peripheral foil seal having an opening covered by a central metal capWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 7, 2014·28 cites·12 claims
- 0695US7274534B1Disk drive configured to enable non destructive leak detection at the interface between a drive sub-component and the disk drive housingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 25, 2007·70 cites·18 claims
- 0795US6963469B1Spindle motor having spindle motor stator for increased head stack assembly accessWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2005·54 cites·2 claims
- 0895US6888698B1Disk drive including spindle motor hub and damping members for damping disk movementWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 3, 2005·63 cites·15 claims
- 0995US6844996B1Disk drive comprising a ratchet arm applied to a disk and disengaged through windage generated by the disk rotatingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 18, 2005·50 cites·16 claims
- 1095US6801389B1Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a hub ratchet arm disengaged through angular velocityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 5, 2004·51 cites·24 claims
- 1195US6781791B1Disk drive including disk plate including head and/or arm limiter portions for modifying airflow adjacent a diskWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·67 cites·66 claims
- 1295US6624966B1Disk drive having airflow suppressor comb for reduced disk rotation induced airflowWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·69 cites·2 claims
- 1395US6466398B1Disk drive comprising a cover having slots near a shaft aperture for reducing resonanceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·61 cites·10 claims
- 1494US8773812B1Systems and methods for providing adsorptive surface coatings on internal components of a storage driveGUSTAFSON JOHN R·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·48 cites·35 claims
- 1594US8194348B2Sealed laminated electrical connector for helium filled disk driveJACOBY JON E·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 5, 2012·76 cites·16 claims
- 1694US6961212B1Shock isolation bearings and travel limit gaps in a spindle motor and disk drive using the sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·55 cites·11 claims
- 1794US6867946B1Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a locking spring arm disengaged through stator coil fluxWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·49 cites·12 claims
- 1893US8665555B1Disk drive with added external labyrinth path during servo track writingYOUNG LIONEL·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·50 cites·10 claims
- 1993US8199425B1Method to replace gas in a disk driveGUSTAFSON JOHN R·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·43 cites·20 claims
- 2092US7605999B1Disk drive cover having a see-through insert including an electrically conductive materialWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLGIES IN·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 20, 2009·55 cites·19 claims
- 2191US8885290B1Disk drive with removably externally fixed canister under a hermetic sealWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·14 cites·18 claims
- 2291US6208486B1Spindle motor flange land portionWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·76 cites·13 claims
- 2390USD568715SHandleZURN IND LLC·Filed 2007·Granted May 13, 2008·56 cites·1 claims
- 2489US9429494B1Leakage test method for a hermetically sealed disk drive enclosureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 30, 2016·8 cites·15 claims
- 2587US8908319B1Disk drive with slow acting desiccantWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·9 cites·23 claims
- 2685US9208825B1Disk drive having a conformal peripheral foil seal having an opening covered by a central metal capWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 8, 2015·6 cites·7 claims
- 2778US8555922B2Metering mixing faucetMIGLIORE MICHAEL F·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 15, 2013·13 cites·17 claims
- 2865US8376316B2Institutional handle assemblyZURN IND LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 19, 2013·4 cites·11 claims
- 2964USD304534SWire dispenser rackGUSTAFSON ENTPR INC·Filed 1986·Granted Nov 14, 1989·11 cites·1 claims
- 3052US5664889AFluid dynamic bearing with low stiffness change over temperatureSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 9, 1997·13 cites·19 claims
- 3137US2011212281A1Disk drive having a conformal laminated cover seal adhered a top face and four side faces of a helium-filled enclosureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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