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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8120880 | Suspension assembly and actuator having the same in hard disk drive A suspension assembly and an actuator having the same, which are of a hard disk drive (HDD). The suspension assembly includes a load beam coupled to an end of a swing arm of an actuator; a flexure attached to the load beam to support the slider; and a tip-tab which ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8000061 | Gimbal mounted slider assembly with transverse bars connecting inner edges of ramp limiter arms Gimbal designs are provided that minimize adverse dynamic performance of a HDD suspension, particularly subsequent to head-disk-interface (HDI) interactions. The improvement of operational performance can be seen in graphical representations of the vibrational modes... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7817380 | Ramp arrangement for a disk drive and method A digital storage apparatus includes a housing defining a housing interior and defining a ramp support surface. A disk is supported for rotation in the housing. A head gimbal assembly is supported for use in pivotally accessing the disk in performing one or more dat... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7804664 | Laminate beam transition headlift for a disk drive head suspension A headlift for a disk drive head suspension extending from a planar base region on a load beam of the head suspension. The headlift is formed from first and second layers of relatively stiff metal separated by a layer of polymer. The headlift includes a headlift tab... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7787218 | Data storage device Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to suppressing deterioration in rigidity and dynamic characteristics of a tab even when an initial point of contact between a tab and a ramp during unloading is set closer to the outer periphery of a disk. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7706106 | Hard disk drive suspension lifter with reinforcing features for high shock resistance Shock performance and stiffness of hard disk drive lifters are enhanced by extending one or more portions of a load beam in a dimension normal to the load beam plane. A load beam in a high shock suspension system comprises a planar body having transverse members ext... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7633720 | Disk driving apparatus with engagement member to deter head from falling to disk A disk drive includes a rotatable disk, a read/write head, a head actuator for moving the head, a suspension for connecting the head and the actuator, and a housing for accommodating the disk, the head, the actuator and the suspension. The suspension is provided wit... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7593192 | Ramp arrangements for a disk drive and method A digital storage apparatus includes a housing defining a housing interior and defining a ramp support surface. A disk is supported for rotation in the housing. A head gimbal assembly is supported for use in pivotally accessing the disk in performing one or more dat... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7558023 | Head support unit with ramp structure and drive having the same A head support unit includes a head used to record information in or reproduce the information from the recording medium, a suspension that supports the head, and a lift tab that is connected to the suspension, and slides on a sliding surface of a ramp loading unit ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7558024 | Load/unload-type head suspension and method of processing the same A load/unload-type head suspension is capable of suppressing frictional coefficient variations. The head suspension has a head and a tab that is slid and guided along a ramp block in a read/write apparatus, to move the head away from a hard disk to a retract positio... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7522383 | System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuator arm 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... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7450347 | Head suspension with bridge portion separating apertures near lift tab A magnetic disk drive is to be provided wherein a ramp and a magnetic disk do not overlap each other and both rigidity and dynamic characteristics of a suspension are maintained. In one embodiment, a ramp and an actuator lying at a retractive position are spaced awa... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7365945 | Magnetic head suspension with a lift tab There is provided a magnetic head suspension including: a flexure portion which has a magnetic head mount area for supporting a magnetic head slider; a load bend portion which generates a load for pressing the magnetic head slider to a storage surface of a storage m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7303636 | Method of laser cleaning surfaces on a head suspension A method of cleaning an contaminated surface on a head suspension with laser energy. A laser beam is patterned such that a single pulse extends across the entire contaminated surface. One or more pulses of the laser energy is applied to the contaminated surface suff... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302749 | Method of making a two-layer lap winding for a multiphase electrical machine The method of making a two-layer lap winding (12) for a multiphase electrical machine includes the steps of winding a first coil unit (20) of a first phase winding (14) around a winding bar (10); subsequently laying a coil connector (1... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301730 | Suspension with stiffened end-tab for actuator in data storage device An end-tab extends from a suspension for an actuator within a data storage device such as a HDD (hard disk drive). A suspension body supports a read/write head, and the end-tab extends from the suspension body. At least one dimension, such as the width and/or the he... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292407 | Disk drive with support structure for disk-vibration capacitive sensors A data recording disk drive has one or more capacitive sensors for sensing out-of-plane vibration of the disk or disks. The sensors are attached to a support structure that is attached to the disk drive housing. Each sensor is associated with a disk and faces a surf... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283330 | Method of manufacturing a suspension using coining A method of manufacturing a suspension member designed to carry a slider and read/write head elements in a magnetic data storage device. The method includes forming the suspension member into a desired length and width configuration with a nominal thickness dimensio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271345 | Method and apparatus for attenuating flexible circuit resonance The present invention includes a method and apparatus for attenuating flexible circuit resonance. The apparatus includes a flexible circuit assembly. The flexible circuit assembly has a flexible circuit having a flexible cable with first and second sides. The flexib... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265945 | Head drive device including head support mechanism having support arm rotatable relative to base arm via rotation support part, and disk apparatus including the head drive device A head support mechanism of the invention comprises a head (1011) for recording on a disk or reproducing a disk, a head support member composed of this head (1011) and a support arm (2) having this head (1011) attached to one end portion ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7181825 | Method and mechanism of PZT micro-actuator attachment for the hard disk driver arm 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 fr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7167961 | Single head disk drive having backup system information and method of recording and/or reading system information thereof A disk drive having a single head for recording data on and reading data from a disk-type recording medium, the disk drive including: a spindle motor to rotate the disk-type recording medium; and a controller to drive the spindle motor and the single head. The contr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158349 | Ramp member assembly including flying slider in recording disk drive A ramp member is supported on a flying slider in a load/unload mechanism of a recording medium drive. The flying slider receives a lift at its air bearing surface based on airflow generated along the moving recording medium. The flying slider flies above the recordi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142396 | System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuator arm 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 ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137187 | Integrated lead suspension for high density drive A method producing a limiter and flexure configuration that includes a flexure that has a first section attached to the load beam, and a second section defining a slider mounting section and a frame that defines an aperture into which the slide mounting section exte... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133238 | Servo track writing apparatus with a head assembly shroud A servo track writing apparatus for recording servo information or patterns on a disc or discs for a data storage device is disclosed. The servo track writing apparatus includes a shroud proximate to and downstream of a cantilevered head assembly to limit DC wander ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133260 | Recording medium drive capable of avoiding damages of recording medium A protrusion is opposed to a head actuator positioned at the inoperative position in a recording medium drive such as a hard disk drive. When a larger impact is applied to the head actuator, the head actuator deforms by a predetermined amount, so that the protrusion... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7110221 | Disk drive An actuator gripping device which prevents the actuator of the head support device from serious trouble such as damage to the surface of the recording medium due to external shocks. An actuator 7 comprises actuator sub-unit 27 having a tab 8 at ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096187 | Compressed audio information Compressed entertainment content such as audio or video or both includes additional aspects and operations associated their way. The compressed audio may be used to signal computers such as a telephone or reminder for an appointment. A melody line may be extracted f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085104 | Low profile head gimbal assembly with shock limiting and load/unload capability Head gimbal assemblies are provided that comprise a slider, a load beam, a flexure, and a lifter tab. The flexure holds the slider against a pivot point of the load beam. The lifter tab extends from the load beam to engage a load/unload ramp. The load beam includes ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079356 | Head arm assembly and disk drive apparatus with the head arm assembly An HAA includes a head slider having at least one head element, a high-stiffness arm member for supporting the head slider at one end section, an actuator, mounted to the other end section of the arm member, for rotationally moving the arm member in a direction subs... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072136 | Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing pitch static attitude in hard disk drive A hard disk drive dynamically establishes a pitch static attitude (PSA) of a slider as appropriate to be higher during load and unload and lower during operation. Also, the PSA may be dynamically established during operation as a function of slider radial position a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7054109 | Balanced and damped suspension for use in a disk drive A suspension for use in a disk drive is disclosed. The suspension has a hinge and load beam which are separately formed and subsequently joined together. The load beam is formed from a material which has improved damping characteristics. The load beam additionally h... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038885 | Balanced and damped suspension for use in a disk drive A suspension for use in a disk drive is disclosed. The suspension has a hinge and load beam which are separately formed and subsequently joined together. The load beam is formed from a material which has improved damping characteristics. The load beam additionally h... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7009801 | Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing roll static attitude in hard disk drive A hard disk drive establishes a roll static attitude (RSA) of a slider during operation to be zero during normal operation and to be non-zero during load/unload from a ramp. Specifically, a RSA bias mechanism such as a piezoelectric layer can be coupled to the slide... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995953 | Head gimbal assembly high performance shock limiter A head gimbal assembly has a gimbal with a limiter formed from a sheet prior to attachment to the load beam structure. The limiter has a pair of flange extensions, each flange extension having an arm extension. The flange extensions and the arm extension are bent ar... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992863 | Disk drive apparatus A disk drive apparatus having a head support device with high impact resistance which ensures L/UL operation and CSS operation. The disk drive apparatus includes a supporting arm rotating about a bearing in a direction perpendicular to a recording face of a recordin... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980400 | Limiter for integral flexible circuit suspension assembly A limiter used to limit the motion of a ring gimbal with attached slider relative to a load beam within a head suspension assembly of a disk drive. The ring gimbal includes a flexible substrate supporting at least one electrical lead and a limiter assembly joined to... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973535 | Digital device configuration and method An electromechanical data storage arrangement is interfaced with a host. The interface may include a conductor that carries read and write gate signals. Another conductor carries both a servo sync mark and an error signal. The storage arrangement includes an externa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965501 | Integrated lead suspension for high density drive The integrated lead suspension assembly comprises several improvements. An oversized terminating pad for the electrical traces and a smaller adjacent insulation layer on the flexure assembly enable laser solder ball bonding of the pads to the read/write terminal con... | 11/15/2005 |
