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Olaf Winterhalter
Also filed as: WINTERHALTER OLAF
20 granted patents·8 pending applications·135 citations·filing 1999–2015
94Inventor score
Files withMINEBEA CO LTD16WINTERHALTER OLAF5HOFFMANN JOERG1MINEABEA CO LTD1PREC MOTORS DEUTSCHE MINEBEA G1
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28 records- 0195US7982349B2Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaftMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 19, 2011·46 cites·31 claims
- 0290US7345392B2Spindle motor having a hydrodynamic bearing systemMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·22 cites·17 claims
- 0384US10424992B2Fluid-dynamic bearing systemMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 24, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 0479US7309937B2Spindle motor of a small-scale designMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 18, 2007·4 cites·8 claims
- 0569US7344002B2Method and apparatus for filling the bearing gap of a hydrodynamic bearing with a lubricantMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·12 cites·33 claims
- 0665US8220998B2Fluid dynamic bearingWINTERHALTER OLAF·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 17, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 0764US7866889B2Fluid dynamic bearing systemMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 11, 2011·2 cites·10 claims
- 0861US8322927B2Fluid dynamic bearingWINTERHALTER OLAF·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 4, 2012·2 cites·16 claims
- 0961US7097360B2Hydrodynamic bearing for a spindle motorMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 29, 2006·7 cites·9 claims
- 1059US7001073B2Hydrodynamic bearing for a spindle motorMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·7 cites·9 claims
- 1155US6943985B2Spindle motor and hard disk driveMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·8 cites·10 claims
- 1252USRE46300ESpindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaftMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 7, 2017·0 cites·68 claims
- 1352USRE45387ESpindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaftMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·0 cites·31 claims
- 1451US6984069B2Hydrodynamic thrust bearingMINEABEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·5 cites·7 claims
- 1550US7125169B2Hydrodynamic pivot bearingMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 24, 2006·0 cites·7 claims
- 1649US7008110B2Hydrodynamic pivot bearingMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·2 cites·5 claims
- 1745US6921209B2Conical hydrodynamic pivot bearingMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 26, 2005·2 cites·13 claims
- 1844US2008101739A1Fluid dynamic bearing system and a spindle motor having a bearing system of this kindWILDPRETH MATTHIAS·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1944US2007183695A1Fluid dynamic bearing systemWINTERHALTER OLAF·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2044US2007183700A1Fluid dynamic bearing systemWINTERHALTER OLAF·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2143US2005175265A1Hydrodynamic bearing systemFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2242US6504279B1Motor mount for small high speed motorsPREC MOTORS DEUTSCHE MINEBEA G·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 7, 2003·9 cites·12 claims
- 2341US2007223848A1Fluid dynamic bearing systemWINTERHALTER OLAF·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2440US2004032821A1Device and method to dampen the vibrations of a rotating storage disk in a data storage deviceMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2538US6945696B2Hydrodynamic thrust bearingMINEBEA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·1 cites·5 claims
- 2638US2005110363A1Method for producing a spindle motor and a spindle motor for a hard disk driveFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2738US2009102300A1Spindle motor for a hard disk driveREHM THILO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2835US8699181B2Spindle motor for driving a hard disk driveHOFFMANN JOERG·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
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