| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7614136 |
Method of producing a framing assembly |
November 10, 2009 |
| A framing assembly with lower stiffness design and a method of manufacturing that framing assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, a framing assembly pattern is cut from a piece of a thin planar material, such as metal. The pattern is then bent to form a framing assembly with a bas |
| 7596859 |
Method for maintaining alignment of a hard disk micro-actuator and magnetic head with respect to |
October 6, 2009 |
| A system is disclosed for maintaining proper alignment of a hard disk micro-actuator and magnetic head with respect to a drive arm's suspension during the curing process of the bonding agent used in their coupling. Embodiments may include a system to couple an actuator element to a s |
| 7525769 |
Micro-actuator having swing support to allow horizontal swinging movement of slider support |
April 28, 2009 |
| A thin film piezoelectric (PZT) micro-actuator is disclosed. Two thin film pieces of PZT are couple to a slider support frame. The slider support frame has a slider support connected by a leading beam to a base. The two thin film pieces of PZT connect the slider support to the base. Appl |
| 7522383 |
System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuato |
April 21, 2009 |
| A system and method are disclosed for improving the vibration/ mechanical shock-resistance of a hard disk actuator arm. A guide block is located behind the actuator arm's angular range of motion, preventing over-flexure/vibration during operation, and/or the drive's actuator screw he |
| 7501737 |
Method and mechanism of PZT micro-actuator attachment for the hard disk driver arm |
March 10, 2009 |
| A fixture with a shaped molding may hold a first micro-actuator part and a second micro-actuator part in place for coupling while maintaining the structure of the first micro-actuator part. The first micro-actuator part and the second micro-actuator part may be a frame or a strip of |
| 7377190 |
Method and mechanism of the suspension resonance optimization for the hard disk driver |
May 27, 2008 |
| A system and method are disclosed for using a test slider to test the resonance performance of a head gimbal assembly. The test slider has a two-stripe air-bearing surface to allow the test slider to glide above a surface and a block with a mass equal to the combined mass of the elec |
| 7359154 |
Method and apparatus for connecting a micro-actuator to driver arm suspension |
April 15, 2008 |
| A system and method for connecting an actuator to a suspension element is disclosed. The actuator is electrically coupled using a silver paste. The silver paste is further covered by a coating application to provide structural support. A step, attached to either the actuator base or the |
| 7339766 |
System and method for a subambient pressure air bearing slider utilizing negative pressure groov |
March 4, 2008 |
| A system and method are disclosed for a subambient pressure air bearing slider utilizing negative pressure grooves. In one embodiment, a groove extends from a slider's leading edge, splits, and terminates in two locations at the slider's trailing edge. In one embodiment, a groove is |
| 7225513 |
Method for preventing operational and manufacturing imperfections in piezoelectric micro-actuato |
June 5, 2007 |
| A method of manufacturing an actuator includes applying at least one layer of electrically-conductive material and at least one layer of electrically-insulative material to an actuator block, and separating the actuator block into a plurality of actuators, each actuator having at lea |
| 7224550 |
Hard disk drive device and method of assembling the hard disk drive device |
May 29, 2007 |
| A hard disk drive device and method for assembling such a device are provided. The hard disk drive device includes storage medium components comprising a drive motor and disk for digital data storage, which are attached to a section of a casing that encloses the drive's mechanical co |
| 7221542 |
System and method for hard drive damage prevention by providing reinforcing material to corners |
May 22, 2007 |
| A system and method are disclosed for hard drive damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk micro-actuator. The interior angles of the micro-actuator are rounded and structurally supported by a reinforcing material. |
| 7199978 |
Method and apparatus for connecting a micro-actuator to driver arm suspension |
April 3, 2007 |
| A system and method for connecting an actuator to a suspension element is disclosed. The actuator is electrically coupled using a silver paste. The silver paste is further covered by a coating application to provide structural support. A step, attached to either the actuator base or the |
| 7181825 |
Method and mechanism of PZT micro-actuator attachment for the hard disk driver arm |
February 27, 2007 |
| A fixture with a shaped molding may hold a first micro-actuator part and a second micro-actuator part in place for coupling while maintaining the structure of the first micro-actuator part. The first micro-actuator part and the second micro-actuator part may be a frame or a strip of |
| 7159300 |
Method for manufacturing a suspension design for a co-located PZT micro-actuator |
January 9, 2007 |
| A micro-actuator that reduces suspension tongue stiffness and a method of manufacturing the micro-actuator are disclosed. In one embodiment, the micro-actuator has a base piece with two arms extending from the base piece. The electric contact pads for the arms are situated on the ext |
| 7083078 |
System and method for manufacture of a hard disk drive arm and bonding of magnetic head to suspe |
August 1, 2006 |
| A system and method are disclosed for the manufacture of a hard disk drive arm and the bonding of magnetic head to suspension on the drive arm. |
| 7051424 |
Method and apparatus for electrically and physically coupling a micro-actuator and slider to a h |
May 30, 2006 |
| A system and method are disclosed for coupling a replacement micro-actuator to a drive arm suspension after a micro-actuator, such as a defective micro-actuator, has been detached from the suspension. |
| 6943991 |
Suspension design for the co-located PZT micro-actuator |
September 13, 2005 |
| A micro-actuator that reduces suspension tongue stiffness and a method of manufacturing the micro-actuator are disclosed. In one embodiment, the micro-actuator has a base piece with two arms extending from the base piece. The electric contact pads for the arms are situated on the exterio |
| 6927945 |
Collocated metal frame PZT micro-actuator with a lower stiffness suspension design |
August 9, 2005 |
| A framing assembly with lower stiffness design and a method of manufacturing that framing assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, a framing assembly pattern is cut from a piece of a thin planar material, such as metal. The pattern is then bent to form a framing assembly with a bas |
