| 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 |
| 7580226 |
Method and mechanism of the PZT micro-actuator application for the magnetic head gimbal assembly |
August 25, 2009 |
| A system and method using a framing assembly to provide support for a micro-actuator and allow the micro-actuator to be connected to a suspension assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the framing assembly consists of a base with two arms attached. In a further embodiment a crossp |
| 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 |
| 7474512 |
Miro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same |
January 6, 2009 |
| A micro-actuator for a head gimbal assembly includes a support frame including a bottom support adapted to be connected to a suspension of the head gimbal assembly, a top support adapted to support a slider of the head gimbal assembly, and a leading beam that couples the bottom support |
| 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 |
| 7240417 |
Collocated metal frame PZT micro-actuator with a lower stiffness suspension design and method of |
July 10, 2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7142396 |
System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuato |
November 28, 2006 |
| 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 hea |
| 7119991 |
System and method for preventing computer storage media surface contaminant accumulation and for |
October 10, 2006 |
| A system and method are disclosed for preventing computer storage media surface contaminant accumulation and for preventing impact-related head/slider damage. Such a system may include a component having a plurality of pads, where the component is to collect contaminants between a me |
| 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. |
| 6950288 |
Integrated method and device for a dual stage micro-actuator and suspension design for the hard |
September 27, 2005 |
| A system and method using a connection plate to electrically couple a magnetic read/write head to a printed circuit assembly. The connection plate has a set of contact pads to control reads and a set of contact pads to control. The printed circuit assembly also allows control of the |
| 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 |
| 6873497 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-ACTUATOR OPERATION BY PREVENTING UNDESIRED M |
March 29, 2005 |
| A system and method for improving piezoelectric micro-actuator operation by preventing undesired micro-actuator motion hindrance and by preventing micro-actuator misalignment during manufacture. A shim element is interposed between an electric circuit assembly and a lower portion of an |
