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Leakage test method for a hermetically sealed disk drive enclosure
Patent number
9,429,494
Issue date
Aug 30, 2016
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Grant
Disk drive having a conformal peripheral foil seal having an openin...
Patent number
9,208,825
Issue date
Dec 8, 2015
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Disk drive with slow acting desiccant
Patent number
8,908,319
Issue date
Dec 9, 2014
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Disk drive with removably externally fixed canister under a hermeti...
Patent number
8,885,290
Issue date
Nov 11, 2014
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Disk drive having a conformal peripheral foil seal having an openin...
Patent number
8,854,766
Issue date
Oct 7, 2014
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Systems and methods for providing adsorptive surface coatings on in...
Patent number
8,773,812
Issue date
Jul 8, 2014
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Disk drive with added external labyrinth path during servo track wr...
Patent number
8,665,555
Issue date
Mar 4, 2014
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Lionel Young
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Method to replace gas in a disk drive
Patent number
8,199,425
Issue date
Jun 12, 2012
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Sealed laminated electrical connector for helium filled disk drive
Patent number
8,194,348
Issue date
Jun 5, 2012
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Jon E. Jacoby
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Disk drive cover having a see-through insert including an electrica...
Patent number
7,605,999
Issue date
Oct 20, 2009
Western Digital Technolgies, Inc.
May C. Kung
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Method to detect helium leakage from a disk drive
Patent number
7,434,987
Issue date
Oct 14, 2008
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Disk drive configured to enable non destructive leak detection at t...
Patent number
7,274,534
Issue date
Sep 25, 2007
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Michael G. Choy
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Spindle motor having spindle motor stator with laminate layers for...
Patent number
6,979,931
Issue date
Dec 27, 2005
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Spindle motor having spindle motor stator for increased head stack...
Patent number
6,963,469
Issue date
Nov 8, 2005
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Shock isolation bearings and travel limit gaps in a spindle motor a...
Patent number
6,961,212
Issue date
Nov 1, 2005
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Disk drive including spindle motor hub and damping members for damp...
Patent number
6,888,698
Issue date
May 3, 2005
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Keith R. Berding
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Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a locking spring ar...
Patent number
6,867,946
Issue date
Mar 15, 2005
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Keith R. Berding
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Disk drive comprising a ratchet arm applied to a disk and disengage...
Patent number
6,844,996
Issue date
Jan 18, 2005
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Keith R. Berding
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Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a hub ratchet arm d...
Patent number
6,801,389
Issue date
Oct 5, 2004
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Keith R. Berding
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Disk drive including disk plate including head and/or arm limiter p...
Patent number
6,781,791
Issue date
Aug 24, 2004
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Gary C. Griffin
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Spindle motor having spindle motor stator with laminate layers for...
Patent number
6,759,784
Issue date
Jul 6, 2004
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Spindle motor having spindle motor stator for increased head stack...
Patent number
6,728,063
Issue date
Apr 27, 2004
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John R. Gustafson
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Disk drive having airflow suppressor comb for reduced disk rotation...
Patent number
6,624,966
Issue date
Sep 23, 2003
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Jin Hui Ou-Yang
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Disk drive comprising a cover having slots near a shaft aperture fo...
Patent number
6,466,398
Issue date
Oct 15, 2002
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Walter W. Butler
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Spindle motor flange land portion
Patent number
6,208,486
Issue date
Mar 27, 2001
Western Digital Corporation
John R. Gustafson
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Fluid dynamic bearing with low stiffness change over temperature
Patent number
5,664,889
Issue date
Sep 9, 1997
Seagate Technology, Inc.
John Robert Gustafson
F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
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DISK DRIVE HAVING A CONFORMAL LAMINATED COVER SEAL ADHERED A TOP FA...
Publication number
20110212281
Publication date
Sep 1, 2011
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jon E. Jacoby
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SEALED LAMINATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HELIUM FILLED DISK DRIVE
Publication number
20110211279
Publication date
Sep 1, 2011
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
JON E. JACOBY
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