Walter L. Prater

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San Jose, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Method for forming a dual actuator pivot
- Patent number 7,469,463
- Issue date Dec 30, 2008
- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
- Walter L. Prater
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Pivot bearing assembly for compensating for disk drive actuator tilt
- Patent number 6,687,092
- Issue date Feb 3, 2004
- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherland B.V.
- Terry Kan
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Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing as...
- Patent number 6,651,340
- Issue date Nov 25, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Locally deformable sleeve on disk drive pivot assembly
- Patent number 6,618,226
- Issue date Sep 9, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter Lloyd Prater
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Dual actuator pivot bearing system and method for making the same
- Patent number 6,603,640
- Issue date Aug 5, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Patent number 6,585,852
- Issue date Jul 1, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing as...
- Patent number 6,560,856
- Issue date May 13, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Patent number 6,562,176
- Issue date May 13, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Patent number 6,544,381
- Issue date Apr 8, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Patent number 6,508,905
- Issue date Jan 21, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Multiple actuator pivot bearing
- Patent number 6,490,138
- Issue date Dec 3, 2002
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Hard disk drive actuator assembly with damped tolerance ring for en...
- Patent number 6,480,363
- Issue date Nov 12, 2002
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Continuously wound fiber-reinforced disk drive actuator assembly
- Patent number 6,466,414
- Issue date Oct 15, 2002
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Gwendolyn Jones Chung
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Method of making a swagable metal arm tip for a ceramic actuator arm
- Patent number 6,446,325
- Issue date Sep 10, 2002
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Hard disk drive actuator pivot with inboard pads and enhanced pivot...
- Patent number 6,342,992
- Issue date Jan 29, 2002
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter Lloyd Prater
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UV-transparent elements for hard disk drive components
- Patent number 6,299,358
- Issue date Oct 9, 2001
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter Lloyd Prater
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Patent number 6,296,734
- Issue date Oct 2, 2001
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Semi-solid processing to form disk drive components
- Patent number 6,250,364
- Issue date Jun 26, 2001
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Gwendolyn Jones Chung
- B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY
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Method of forming a die-castable hollow core actuator arm with impr...
- Patent number 6,245,265
- Issue date Jun 12, 2001
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Gwendolyn Jones Chung
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Ferrofluid seal for actuator bearing
- Patent number 6,229,676
- Issue date May 8, 2001
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter Lloyd Prater
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
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Overmolding of actuator E-block by thixotropic or semisolid forging
- Patent number 6,151,198
- Issue date Nov 21, 2000
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter Lloyd Prater
- B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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Dual actuator pivot bearing system and method for making the same
- Publication number 20040016102
- Publication date Jan 29, 2004
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter L. Prater
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Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing as...
- Publication number 20030126739
- Publication date Jul 10, 2003
- Walter L. Prater
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Locally deformable sleeve on disk drive pivot assembly
- Publication number 20030011938
- Publication date Jan 16, 2003
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Walter Lloyd Prater
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Information Patent Application
Pivot bearing assembly for compensating for disk drive actuator tilt
- Publication number 20020167762
- Publication date Nov 14, 2002
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Terry Kan
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Publication number 20010040010
- Publication date Nov 15, 2001
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Publication number 20010018950
- Publication date Sep 6, 2001
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Publication number 20010015254
- Publication date Aug 23, 2001
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications
- Publication number 20010015255
- Publication date Aug 23, 2001
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Eric Martin Albertson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Walter L. Prater

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Method for forming a dual actuator pivot

Pivot bearing assembly for compensating for disk drive actuator tilt

Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing as...

Locally deformable sleeve on disk drive pivot assembly

Dual actuator pivot bearing system and method for making the same

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing as...

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Multiple actuator pivot bearing

Hard disk drive actuator assembly with damped tolerance ring for en...

Continuously wound fiber-reinforced disk drive actuator assembly

Method of making a swagable metal arm tip for a ceramic actuator arm

Hard disk drive actuator pivot with inboard pads and enhanced pivot...

UV-transparent elements for hard disk drive components

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Semi-solid processing to form disk drive components

Method of forming a die-castable hollow core actuator arm with impr...

Ferrofluid seal for actuator bearing

Overmolding of actuator E-block by thixotropic or semisolid forging

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Dual actuator pivot bearing system and method for making the same

Self-aligning fixture for pre-loading and aligning pivot bearing as...

Locally deformable sleeve on disk drive pivot assembly

Pivot bearing assembly for compensating for disk drive actuator tilt

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications