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Walter Lloyd Prater
Also filed as: PRATER WALTER L · PRATER WALTER LLOYD
21 granted patents·417 citations·filing 1998–2003
96Inventor score
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21 records- 0198US6480363B1Hard disk drive actuator assembly with damped tolerance ring for enhancing drive performance during structural resonance modesIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·117 cites·18 claims
- 0293US6603640B1Dual actuator pivot bearing system and method for making the sameIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·45 cites·20 claims
- 0392US6490138B1Multiple actuator pivot bearingIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 3, 2002·39 cites·17 claims
- 0485US6151198AOvermolding of actuator E-block by thixotropic or semisolid forgingIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·44 cites·24 claims
- 0583US6560856B1Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing assembliesIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·17 cites·14 claims
- 0680US6687092B2Pivot bearing assembly for compensating for disk drive actuator tiltHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·22 cites·11 claims
- 0770US6250364B1Semi-solid processing to form disk drive componentsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 26, 2001·31 cites·11 claims
- 0867US6618226B2Locally deformable sleeve on disk drive pivot assemblyIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·6 cites·18 claims
- 0964US6466414B1Continuously wound fiber-reinforced disk drive actuator assemblyIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·5 cites·25 claims
- 1063US7469463B2Method for forming a dual actuator pivotHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 30, 2008·11 cites·7 claims
- 1160US6562176B2Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applicationsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·4 cites·6 claims
- 1258US6651340B2Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing assembliesIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 25, 2003·5 cites·4 claims
- 1358US6585852B2Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applicationsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·2 cites·1 claims
- 1457US6446325B1Method of making a swagable metal arm tip for a ceramic actuator armIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 10, 2002·12 cites·38 claims
- 1554US6299358B1UV-transparent elements for hard disk drive componentsIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 9, 2001·16 cites·35 claims
- 1653US6245265B1Method of forming a die-castable hollow core actuator arm with improved dampingIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 12, 2001·15 cites·8 claims
- 1751US6342992B1Hard disk drive actuator pivot with inboard pads and enhanced pivot sleeve thickness for improved servo stabilityIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 29, 2002·10 cites·22 claims
- 1846US6544381B2Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applicationsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·0 cites·3 claims
- 1946US6508905B2Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applicationsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 21, 2003·0 cites·13 claims
- 2045US6296734B1Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applicationsIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·7 cites·18 claims
- 2138US6229676B1Ferrofluid seal for actuator bearingIBM·Filed 1998·Granted May 8, 2001·9 cites·2 claims
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