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Zachary A. Pokornowski
Also filed as: POKORNOWSKI ZACHARY A
23 granted patents·1 pending application·269 citations·filing 2007–2023
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24 records- 0196US7872834B1Head suspension with asymmetric linkage and asymmetric microactuator in plane of mounting region to provide a pseudosymmetric configurationHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·35 cites·5 claims
- 0295US11333134B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2021·Granted May 17, 2022·14 cites·18 claims
- 0395US8792214B1Electrical contacts to motors in dual stage actuated suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·38 cites·30 claims
- 0494US11686294B2Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereofHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 27, 2023·11 cites·19 claims
- 0594US8885297B1Electrical contacts to motors in dual stage actuated suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 11, 2014·24 cites·20 claims
- 0693US9036302B2Damped dual stage actuation disk drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2014·Granted May 19, 2015·18 cites·19 claims
- 0793US8885299B1Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensionsBENNIN JEFFRY S·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 11, 2014·60 cites·15 claims
- 0892US9245555B2Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·19 cites·20 claims
- 0991US8941951B2Head suspension flexure with integrated strain sensor and sputtered tracesHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·15 cites·22 claims
- 1088US8861141B2Damped dual stage actuation disk drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·8 cites·30 claims
- 1186US12147059B2Sensor shift structures in optical image stabilization suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 19, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 1284US9646638B1Co-located gimbal-based DSA disk drive suspension with traces routed around slider padHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·6 cites·19 claims
- 1380US10373634B2Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive head suspension with non-parallel motorsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 6, 2019·4 cites·26 claims
- 1480US8082656B1Method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspensionPOKORNOWSKI ZACHARY A·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·10 cites·17 claims
- 1578US11521785B2High density coil design and processHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 6, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 1677US12308157B2High density coil design and processHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2022·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 1777US10957349B2Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive head suspension manufacturing method with non-parallel motorsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·2 cites·5 claims
- 1875US12510061B2Shape memory alloy (SMA) bimorph actuators and methods for manufacturing the sameHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 1964US8881375B2Method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspensionPOKORNOWSKI ZACHARY A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 11, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 2051US2018061442A1Low Resistance Ground Joints For Dual Stage Actuation Disk Drive SuspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2150US9812160B2Low resistance ground joints for dual stage actuation disk drive suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·0 cites·15 claims
- 2248US10109305B2Co-located gimbal-based DSA disk drive suspension with traces routed around slider padHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 2346US11414226B2Removable tabs and methods of making and using the sameHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 2443US11404310B2Gold plating on metal layer for backside connection accessHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 2, 2022·0 cites·5 claims
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