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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7453463 | Enlargement of font characters A character within a font is enlarged to a desired size by first determining whether the font contains existing or predefined variants of the character having the desired size. If no appropriately sized variant exists, the enlarged character is assembled from a plur... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7380618 | Stair climbing platform apparatus and method A platform wheeled apparatus that incorporates an intelligent wheel configuration for each wheel in which each wheel can dynamically change its radius to negotiate various obstacles. The intelligent wheel has a rotational hub and support disc that carries a series o... | 06/03/2008 |
| 6426847 | Over-molded base plate and method of manufacture of over-molded base plate for a disc drive An apparatus and method of manufacturing a low cost disc drive base plate that incorporates a platform portion and one or more over-molded disc drive structural components. The platform portion of the base plate is stamped or fine blanked from sheet metal... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6424498 | Shock resistant suspension limiter for a disc drive A suspension limiter for limiting travel of a read/write transducer gimbal in a disc drive is disclosed that positively engages or interlocks with a feature of the load beam supporting the gimbal, or vice versa, to preclude disengagement of the limiter du... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421199 | Method and apparatus for minimizing once per revolution positional errors in a disc drive A method for minimizing once per revolution (OPT) positional errors in a single disk servo track writer (STW) comprises clamping a disc in the servo track writer; spinning the disc at a predetermined speed; determining an average OPR positional error; and... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6392843 | Locking hinge anti-shock disc drive suspension A suspension for connecting a slider to an actuator arm of a disc drive and for maintaining the slider substantially engaged with a disc surface positioned below the suspension incorporates a load beam defining a first bend region adjacent a proximal end ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388842 | Disc drive suspension bend section and method A disc drive suspension incorporates a loadbeam with a shorter bend section having higher torsional stiffness and higher-frequency resonance states than conventional suspension bend sections. The bend section is formed by etching a narrow groove in the lo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6388834 | Grounding post to reduce EMI noise effects in disc drives An apparatus for reducing transmission of EMI noise effects originating within disc drives by including a grounding member positioned between at least a portion of a flex circuit and an EMI noise source. The grounding member makes electrically conductive ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6351344 | Stiffened cover for a head disc assembly of a disc drive A top cover for disc drives having a hydrodynamic motor configured to prevent contact between the top cover and the motor. Embodiments of the instant invention include a housing having a top cover and a base, at least one data storage disc, at least one h... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347021 | Component sealing system Method for the removable sealing of a component housing, and apparatus to practice the method using an elastic or conformable sealing band. The present invention teaches a sealing band, preferably elastic, to apply a horizontal seal to the horizontal seam... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6339521 | Dual air vane actuator latch apparatus for a disc drive An apparatus for increasing the operative force on an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive involves providing an additional air vane on the pivoting air filter/latch to provide more torque on the latch during low pressure operating conditions and/or w... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6337782 | Top cover having a turbo tunnel for an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive An apparatus for increasing the operative force on an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive has a channel formed in the inside surface of the side wall of the head disc assembly cover immediately upstream of the air filter portion of the air vane latch... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324923 | Dynamic headspace outgassing system A method and apparatus for collecting outgassed compounds during a dynamic headspace outgassing test includes placing a component to be tested within a sample container formed from an inert material and placing the container within an oven to heat the com... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6304421 | Voice coil motor plate for a disc drive A disc drive includes a case defining a maximum interior height for mounting a voice coil motor within the disc drive. The voice coil motor includes a magnet, a coil, and top and bottom plates for carrying magnetic flux in a circuit with the magnet. At le... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6050352 | Drilling technique utilizing drilling fluids directed on low angle cutting faces A method of forming boreholes using a cutting head having a low angle cutting face includes positioning orifices within the cutting head to direct pressurized streams of drilling fluid to impinge directly on the cutting face. The pressurized fluid streams... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6041488 | Semi-automated media rework process A media rework tool includes a gripper assembly having a plurality of opposing arms for grasping predetermined discs within a disc pack. The gripper assembly raises the predetermined discs and any intermediate spacer rings upward for temporary storage on ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5776091 | Technique for priming and recirculating fluid through a dialysis machine to prepare the machine for use A technique for automatically priming and recirculating sterile fluid through an extracorporeal circuit of a dialysis machine having a blood pump, a dialyzer, and a blood tubing set including an arterial line for drawing blood from a patient and a venous ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5685835 | Technique for using a dialysis machine to disinfect a blood tubing set A method of disinfecting a blood tubing set on a dialysis machine after the blood tubing set has been used in a dialysis treatment. One end of the blood tubing set is connected to a disinfection port on the dialysis machine and an opposite end of the bloo... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5664758 | Extendable monopod strut device for musical instrument An extendable strut device supports a reed woodwind musical instrument, such as an oboe, clarinet, English horn or straight saxophone, to substantially relieve the weight on the musician's thumb and hand, thereby avoiding muscle fatigue and strain and rep... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5650071 | Technique for priming and recirculating fluid through a dialysis machine to prepare the machine for use A technique for automatically priming and recirculating sterile fluid through an extracorporeal circuit of a dialysis machine having a blood pump, a dialyzer, and a blood tubing set including an arterial line for drawing blood from a patient and a venous ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5644122 | Grin optical system An optical system includes graded refractive index ("GRIN") optical elements. An objective optical element and an ocular optical element, each including at least one GRIN element, are located in an optical path which is substantially voidless. The optical... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641144 | Dialyzer holder A dialyzer holder for quickly and securely fastening a variety of different dialyzers in position against a surface of a dialysis machine. The dialyzer holder includes an elongated arm pivotably attached to the dialysis machine. An attachment device for e... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5622231 | Cutting head A method for forming substantially lateral boreholes from within an existing elongated shaft includes positioning a drilling unit within the existing shaft, bracing the drilling unit against a wall surrounding the existing shaft to transmit forces between... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5375542 | Seed covering apparatus A seed covering apparatus for covering seeds with soil after an agricultural seed planter places the seeds within an open seed trench and before the planter closes the seed trench. The apparatus includes a disk with a center guide hole and a sealed bearin... | 12/27/1994 |
