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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7619852 | Ground post in data storage device In general, the invention is directed to apparatus that provides one or more low-impedance paths to ground in a data storage device, such as a disc drive, through one or more conductive posts. When a shield, circuit board and base of the data storage device are fast... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7616400 | Hard disk drive assembly having mounting bracket and mobile phone employing the same Provided are a hard disk drive (HDD) assembly and a mobile phone employing the HDD assembly. The HDD assembly includes: a HDD including a base member, a cover member, a spindle motor installed on the base member, at least one data storage disk mounted on the spindle... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7616401 | Metal injection molded base for a data storage system The present invention provides a data storage system. The data storage system includes a metal injected molded base. The metal injection molded base includes a metal injection molded platform and at least one metal injection molded three-dimensional feature. The at ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7609476 | Magnetic disk drive with isolation wall Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic disk drive whose flexibility in the layout of components is enhanced in spite of the fact that a magnetic disk and a driving section such as the voice coil motor that drives a head arm are isolated from each other. In ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7605999 | Disk drive cover having a see-through insert including an electrically conductive material A disk drive includes an opaque cover secured to a base, where the opaque cover has an opening. A see-through insert, which includes an electrically conductive material, is affixed to the opaque cover over the opening. The electrically conductive material may be a c... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599146 | Support structure of storage device for portable electronic device An improved structure for portable electronic device is presented using elastic material for building guide rails for support, protecting a mini storage device inside the portable device, and permitting the consumer, while using the portable electronic device, to pr... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7583471 | Motor assembly for a small sized data storage system A base of a data storage system includes a motor assembly. The motor assembly s includes a rotor that extends through an aperture in the base. The aperture extends from an inner surface to an outer surface of the base. The motor assembly also includes a motor stator... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576944 | Shielding function for magnetic head in magnetic disk device Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic disk device capable of improving the shielding function for the magnetic head yet maintaining a form factor. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk device comprises a magnetic disk; a magnetic head for recording/reproducin... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570453 | Method and apparatus reducing data damage from mechanical shock in a hard disk drive Invention protects the data region of a disk surface in hard disk drive, using a facing surface containing a radial bump near an outside region radially beyond the data region. The facing surface and radial bump may belong to a disk base, a disk damper, a disk cover... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7564645 | Rotating disk storage device with mounting structure and enhanced fixing mechanism Embodiments of the invention provide a rotating disk storage device which has a simple mounting structure facilitating mounting thereof to a host system and is reduced in noise. In one embodiment, the rotating disk storage device includes a magnetic disk, a voice co... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564646 | Recording medium drive including electrostatic actuator between head slider and recording medium A slider body of a head slider has a medium-opposed surface opposed to a recording medium in a recording medium drive. A head element is mounted on the slider body. A charge region is established on the slider body for holding an electric charge at a local area in t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7545598 | FPC-connector connecting structure and magnetic disk Embodiments of the invention provide an FPC connecting structure superior in positioning in a magnetic disk drive. According to one embodiment, in an FPC-connector connecting structure in a magnetic disk drive, edge portions rise from the bottom of a base and there ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7525757 | Anti-shock device for vehicular hard disk drive and assembly method thereof An anti-shock device for a vehicular HDD (hard disk drive) and an assembly method thereof are provided. The device includes: the HDD being a storage medium; a HDD bracket coupled and fixed at its bottom surface with the HDD; a plurality of silicone dampers being dam... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7511916 | Cartridge carrier A cartridge carrier has a base with a recessed plate, a top surface, and a bottom surface. An ejection mechanism may be coupled to the base. A guide may be coupled to the top surface of the base to receive the cartridge and an interposer board may be coupled to the ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508622 | Electronic data connector of data storage cartridge and associated read/write device A data storage cartridge comprising a hard drive and a cartridge housing. The hard drive includes a non-tape storage medium and an electronic data connector including a plurality of connection pads for accessing the non-tape storage medium. The cartridge housing sub... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7502200 | Information recording and reproducing unit In a circuit device of this invention, a support base member, which holds an electronic component and circuit for supplying a control signal to a rotating carriage, is formed integrally with a carrier member via a plurality of cutting areas which are to be cut out f... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7483238 | Shock absorbing device for an enclosure A shock absorbing device for an enclosure. The shock absorbing device including a shock absorbing frame. The shock absorbing frame includes an inner surface coupled adjacent to the enclosure and an outer surface. The shock absorbing device also includes a plurality ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7483237 | Composite base plate for a data storage device having an integral printed circuit board A base plate for a disc drive incorporates a printed circuit board and connector assembly into an integral composite base that is bonded together to form a single composite structure. This structure provides the strength, stiffness and rigidity necessary to permit a... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7474499 | Shielded enclosure of a disc drive for reducing penetration and influence of stray fields The present invention includes a data storage system. The data storage system includes an enclosure and at least one perpendicular recording device positioned within the enclosure and in communication with a recording medium. The recording medium includes a layer of... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7453666 | Magnetic disk drive device and method of manufacturing the same A magnetic disk and spindle motor are mounted in a housing member. A support arm is freely rotatably mounted on a cover member. A suspension has a dimple (first mark) indicating the mount position of the magnetic head slider and a through hole (second mark) formed a... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441320 | Method of validating manufacturing configurations during hardware assembly The present invention is a method and system for manufacturing an electronic device, such as a data storage device. The method includes generating a register including a desired device configuration. The register may include an identifier and radio signal informatio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443634 | Asymmetrical storage disk for a disk drive A storage disk for a hard disk drive includes a homogeneously-formed body region, a first side region and a second side region. The body region includes a first body side and a second body side opposite the first body side. The first side region is secured to the fi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441323 | Method of aligning components for installation on a head suspension assembly A head suspension for supporting a head slider over a storage media in a dynamic storage device is provided with a head suspension component having a spring metal layer, an electrically conductive layer and a dielectric layer interposed between the metal layer and t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440270 | Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device that defines a locking hole in a sidewall thereof, includes a bracket for holding the data storage device, a first locking member, and a second locking member. The bracket includes a side wall. The side wall de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428741 | Optical storage capable of reducing power consumption In an optical storage, a base is defined in a bottom of a space which receives a disk. A drive unit is mounted on the base for turning the disk around a drive axis. A shroud is defined in a side of the space, and a cover is defined in a top of the space. The cover h... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420769 | Data storage device enclosure with overmolded connector to provide conductive lead support A storage apparatus that electrically connects to a central processor unit includes an enclosure having a surface and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is fixedly coupled to the surface of the enclosure and configured to operate the storage apparatu... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420770 | Magnetic disk drive apparatus having first and second connection sections electronically conducted by pressure contact A magnetic disk drive apparatus includes a housing member with at least one opened face, a cover member for covering the at least one opened face of the housing member, a head gimbal assembly including a magnetic head slider and a suspension for supporting the magne... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420771 | Disk drive with cover including a metal layer and a polymer layer with a polymer layer feature A disk drive includes a disk drive base, a disk rotatably coupled to the disk drive base having a disk surface, a head stack assembly rotatably coupled to the disk drive base adjacent the disk surface, and a cover attached to the disk drive base enclosing the disk a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420772 | Integral anvil for pre-loading a disk drive suspension assembly A baseplate in a disk drive suspension system is configured with an integral anvil having a spring-forming edge that coincides with an optimal bend location on a linear flex spring. The spring attaches to upper surfaces of baseplate and load beam to allow for alignm... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417823 | Data storage device with shock sensor mounted on circuit board and provided adjacent shield and disc assembly protrusions An apparatus and method for mounting a shock sensor to the printed circuit board (PCB) of a disc drive are provided. In particular, the present invention allows the shock sensor to be mounted at any location on the printed circuit board rather than being limited to ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414838 | Heating dissipating structure of an external hard disk drive box The present invention discloses a heating dissipating structure of an external hard disk drive box that includes a retaining base for mounting a hard disk, and the retaining base has adjusting rods that can be moved vertically up and down, and the retaining base and... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411793 | Optical disk device An optical disk device of the present invention has a main PC board carrying a semiconductor element and attached at the rear of a drawer to efficiently dissipate a heat generated from the semiconductor element. The drawer is formed of a material having good thermal... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391588 | Hard disk drive connector having connector pins that deform away from a central shorting post in response to an external force A connector, and a hard disk drive having the connector, the connector including connecting pins arranges so as to be spaced apart from one another; and a connecting member to contact the connecting pins and cause an electrical short in response to no external force... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382608 | Retaining device for assembling drive bracket A retaining device includes a computer cage (30), a drive bracket (20) for receiving a storage device, a displacing assembly (40) movably combining the drive bracket and the computer cage together. The displacing assembly includes a first fixing... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375911 | Piezoelectric actuator and sensor for disk drive dual-stage servo systems A hard disk drive is disclosed comprising at least one disk rotatable about an axis, an actuator assembly moveable relative to the disk, a transducer positioned on the actuator assembly, an actuator signal line, a piezoelectric actuator element disposed on the actua... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375922 | Mounting apparatus for data storage device A mounting apparatus for securing a data storage device (10) defining a number of fixing apertures (101) includes a bracket assembly (20), and a number of resilient gaskets (30). The bracket assembly comprises a first bracket (210)... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372694 | Mounting pad for disk drive A mounting pad for a disk drive is provided. The mounting pad includes a sealing layer, which is formed on one surface of the disk drive so that a gap between a base and a cover of the disk drive can be sealed; an adhesive layer, which is formed on a surface of the ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372662 | Base deck with formed-in-place gaskets and impact dissipation members for a data storage device A base deck is provided and includes a base plate having a plurality of parallel surfaces and a plurality of gasket retention grooves formed. A first gasket retention groove is formed in one of the plurality of parallel surfaces that is proximate a top cover. A seco... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367107 | Method for making a disk drive head stack assembly having a tapered pivot bearing A disk drive head stack assembly (66) of a configuration that facilitates the assembly thereof is disclosed. One or more head/arm assemblies (74) are mounted on a pivot bearing (118). This pivot bearing (118) includes a tapered section ( | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369355 | Magnetic disk drive apparatus and manufacturing method of magnetic disk drive apparatus A magnetic disk drive apparatus includes a housing member with first and second faces opposed to each other, at least part of each of the first and second faces being opened, a first cover member for covering the first face of the housing member, a second cover memb... | 05/06/2008 |
