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Keith R. Berding
Also filed as: BERDING KEITH · BERDING KEITH R
41 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,885 citations·filing 1994–2024
98Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC16APPLIED MATERIALS INC11WESTERN DIGITAL CORP5BERDING KEITH R3CENSTOR CORP3
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43 records- 0197US8031431B1Disk drive having a top cover with anchor tabsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·53 cites·23 claims
- 0297US6934126B1Disk drive including a base assembly having a flex-to-board edge connectorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·90 cites·48 claims
- 0397US6603620B1Mobile device comprising a disk storage system protected by a motion detectorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·96 cites·54 claims
- 0497US6307715B1Head suspension having reduced torsional vibrationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 23, 2001·223 cites·18 claims
- 0595US8451559B1Disk drive having a base with a protruding peripheral metal flange that is folded over a top cover to enclose heliumBERDING KEITH R·Filed 2012·Granted May 28, 2013·95 cites·20 claims
- 0695US8322021B1Method of manufacturing a disk driveBERDING KEITH R·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 4, 2012·49 cites·14 claims
- 0795US7656609B1Disk drive motor having a rotor with at least three bendable balancing tabsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·52 cites·16 claims
- 0895US7209317B1Disk drive housing member including an electrically insulative coating and metallic platings and method of manufacturing the sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 24, 2007·56 cites·8 claims
- 0995US6975476B1Disk drives and host devices including a resetable shock sensorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·61 cites·28 claims
- 1095US6888698B1Disk 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
- 1195US6844996B1Disk 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
- 1295US6801389B1Disk 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
- 1395US6624983B1Mechanical dual stage actuator linkage for a hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·59 cites·16 claims
- 1494US8514514B1Disk drive having an inner frame with a side opening and an extruded hermetically sealed outer enclosureBERDING KEITH R·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·56 cites·19 claims
- 1594US6990727B1Method of making disk drives using a frame array with a plurality of disk drive base portionsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·55 cites·27 claims
- 1694US6958884B1Disk drive having an acoustic damping shield assembly with an acoustic barrier layerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 25, 2005·80 cites·20 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
- 1894US6151197AWater slide suspension assembly having a stiffened vertically offset lift tabWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·98 cites·30 claims
- 1993US11668602B2Spatial optical emission spectroscopy for etch uniformityAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 6, 2023·2 cites·18 claims
- 2093US8797677B2Disk deflection damper for disk driveHEO BAEKHO·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 5, 2014·43 cites·8 claims
- 2193US6954329B1Disk drive having an acoustic damping assembly with an acoustic barrier layerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 11, 2005·68 cites·34 claims
- 2292US5936803ADisk drive having a mass balanced head gimbal assemblyWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·78 cites·28 claims
- 2390US6600631B1Transducer/flexure/conductor structure for electromagnetic read/write systemCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 29, 2003·45 cites·13 claims
- 2489US11284018B1Smart camera substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 22, 2022·2 cites·18 claims
- 2589US5781380ASwing-type actuator assembly having internal conductorsWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 14, 1998·84 cites·28 claims
- 2688US7385784B1Disk drive cover with top and bottom layers electrically grounded with first and second flaps and method of manufacturing the sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 10, 2008·57 cites·12 claims
- 2787US6046889ADisk drive having a pivot assembly which defines a knife edge facing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of an actuator armWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 4, 2000·52 cites·8 claims
- 2885US12432461B2Smart camera substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2984US5949612ALow friction sliding hard disk drive systemCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 7, 1999·47 cites·19 claims
- 3081US12114083B2Smart camera substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3180US12405164B2Spatial optical emission spectroscopy for etch uniformityAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3280US5796554ALoad beam assembly with separate spring and hinge functionsWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 18, 1998·36 cites·66 claims
- 3374US11736818B2Smart camera substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3474US9123387B1Magnetic recording drives with active photocatalytic filtrationWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 1, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3573US6493191B1Planar magnetic ring head for contact recording with a rigid diskCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 10, 2002·26 cites·20 claims
- 3671US2024096715A1In-situ etch material selectivity detection systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3770US11927543B2Multiple reflectometry for measuring etch parametersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3864US11830779B2In-situ etch material selectivity detection systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·13 claims
- 3963US11619594B2Multiple reflectometry for measuring etch parametersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 4055US9196295B1Disk to motor hub swage attachmentWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 24, 2015·0 cites·9 claims
- 4150US12489022B2In-situ etch rate and etch rate uniformity detection systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 4243US6804085B1Hard drive system interface between a disk surface and a transducer contacting the surface during communicationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 12, 2004·7 cites·14 claims
- 4343US2004120078A1Transducer/flexure/conductor structure for electromagnetic read/write systemFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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