Patents by Inventor Charles Newell Miller

Charles Newell Miller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vibration reduction for head gimbal assembly testing
    Patent number: 7520168
    Abstract: An assembly for testing a head gimbal assembly (HGA) comprises a support platform configured to hold a base plate of the HGA. A base plate of the HGA is mounted on the support platform. The assembly further comprises a channel with an opening adjacent to a tail of the HGA and a vacuum source connected the channel. The vacuum source creates a negative pressure in the channel to secure the tail of the HGA to the opening of the channel. Embodiments of the invention may be useful to inhibit vibration in the tail of an HGA, which may also reduce vibration in the head of the HGA. Reducing vibration in the head of the HGA may increase the accuracy and precision of tests performed on the HGA using the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Klaus Obergfell, Steven Ernest Wheeler, Charles Newell Miller, Brett Robert Herdendorf, Ronald Eldon Anderson, Shawn Eric Fosness
  • Vibration reduction for head gimbal assembly testing
    Publication number: 20080060445
    Abstract: An assembly for testing a head gimbal assembly (HGA) comprises a support platform configured to hold a base plate of the HGA. A base plate of the HGA is mounted on the support platform. The assembly further comprises a channel with an opening adjacent to a tail of the HGA and a vacuum source connected the channel. The vacuum source creates a negative pressure in the channel to secure the tail of the HGA to the opening of the channel. Embodiments of the invention may be useful to inhibit vibration in the tail of an HGA, which may also reduce vibration in the head of the HGA. Reducing vibration in the head of the HGA may increase the accuracy and precision of tests performed on the HGA using the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Klaus Obergfell, Steven Ernest Wheeler, Charles Newell Miller, Brett Robert Herdendorf, Ronald Eldon Anderson, Shawn Eric Fosness
  • Method for forming curved plastic film from a flat film
    Patent number: 4117068
    Abstract: A method for forming a flat, thin polyester film into a curved film using heat, peripheral support for the film, and a single die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: Control Data Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Newell Miller
  • Membrane-type touch panel
    Patent number: 4085302
    Abstract: A location sensitive touch panel for use on a rigid substrate. The substrate carries a first set of conductive strips. A resilient plastic membrane overlaying it carries a second set of conductive strips orthogonal to and spaced from the first set. Finger pressure can cause electrical contact between any one of the first set of strips and any one of the second set of strips. The substrate may be either flat or curved, with the membrane conforming to its contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: Control Data Corporation
    Inventors: George Edward Zenk, Robert Joseph Johnson, Charles Newell Miller