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Manoj Keshavan
Also filed as: KESHAVAN MANOJ · KESHAVAN MANOJ B
14 granted patents·3 pending applications·93 citations·filing 2004–2023
91Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8HGST Netherlands BV4HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH1HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL1KESHAVAN MANOJ1
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17 records- 0195US11348607B1Management of actuator dynamics in a multiple actuator hard disk drive with an unequal number of heads on the two outer arms of each actuatorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 31, 2022·8 cites·23 claims
- 0292US10891980B1Central 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
- 0392US9153261B1Dampers for actuator assembly of hard disk driveHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 6, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 0490US10332555B1Reducing vibration transmission in a dual actuator disk drive utilizing a single pivot shaftWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 25, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0589US7859795B2Outer actuator arm constrained layer dampersHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·12 cites·20 claims
- 0687US10186286B2Techniques for reducing dynamic coupling of system modes in a dual actuator hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·9 cites·20 claims
- 0787US7787219B2In a disk drive apparatus having a diverter for providing streamlined contour and reduced axial flow at the actuator attachment interface between a flexible cable and flexureHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·8 cites·20 claims
- 0879US10276194B2Split-shaft pivot with interface spacer for a dual-actuator hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·5 cites·28 claims
- 0975US11482254B2Data storage device independently driving outer and inner fine actuatorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 25, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1073US10186287B2Split-shaft pivot for a dual-actuator hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·3 cites·22 claims
- 1171US8169749B2Post-assembly head/disk offset adjusterKESHAVAN MANOJ·Filed 2007·Granted May 1, 2012·3 cites·18 claims
- 1266US9245546B1Contamination mitigation cap for a hard disk drive actuator pivot assemblyHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 26, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 1362US11664047B2Management of actuator dynamics in a multiple actuator hard disk drive with an unequal number of heads on the two outer arms of each actuatorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 30, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1455US9177579B2Single-piece yoke damper for voice coil actuatorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·0 cites·16 claims
- 1551US2015364155A1Dampers for actuator assembly of hard disk driveHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1650US2025189557A1Socket apparatus for secure placement of chip packageMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1741US2005190488A1Data recording disk drive with nonplanar plate surfaces for damping out-of-plane disk vibrationFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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