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Thomas J. Hitchner
Also filed as: HITCHNER THOMAS J
9 granted patents·1 pending application·244 citations·filing 2009–2023
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10 records- 0197US8031431B1Disk drive having a top cover with anchor tabsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·53 cites·23 claims
- 0295US8451559B1Disk 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
- 0394US8514514B1Disk 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
- 0492US9508393B1Hard disk drive enclosure base with a helium sealed gasketWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·16 cites·14 claims
- 0585US10068619B1Hand held storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 4, 2018·9 cites·23 claims
- 0684US9147436B2Slim form factor disk drive comprising disk drive enclosure having an insular raised regionWATSON SCOTT E·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 29, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 0780US11942121B2Anchoring structure for improved structural dynamics of actuators in a multi-actuator hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 26, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 0872US9472242B1Hard disk drive enclosure base with feed through flexure design and accompanying flexureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·3 cites·18 claims
- 0951US12230303B2Center structure having attachment support for an actuator in a multi-actuator hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 1045US2015113197A1Data storage device comprising multiple storage unitsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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