Patents by Inventor Claire-Nechol Sevier

Claire-Nechol Sevier 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).

  • Disk drive housing hole seal including a conductive layer with an exposed planar surface region
    Patent number: 8530032
    Abstract: There is provided a seal for covering a hole in a disk drive housing. The seal includes a conductive layer, a primary dielectric layer, and a gasket layer. The conductive layer has a covered surface region and an exposed planar surface region. The exposed planar surface region is lacking a dielectric coating disposed thereon. The primary dielectric layer includes an adhesive coating disposed between the primary dielectric layer and the covered surface region. The gasket layer includes first and second adhesive gasket layer sides and a gasket opening disposed through the gasket layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Claire-Nechol Sevier, Huynh P. Tan, Julius A. Turangan
  • Disk drive housing hole seal including a conductive layer with an exposed planar surface region
    Patent number: 7709078
    Abstract: There is provided a seal for covering a hole in a disk drive housing. The seal includes a conductive layer, a primary dielectric layer, and a gasket layer. The conductive layer has a covered surface region and an exposed planar surface region. The exposed planar surface region is lacking a dielectric coating disposed thereon. The primary dielectric layer includes an adhesive coating disposed between the primary dielectric layer and the covered surface region. The gasket layer includes first and second adhesive gasket layer sides and a gasket opening disposed through the gasket layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Claire-Nechol Sevier, Huynh P. Tan, Julius A. Turangan
  • Disk drive having a disk drive component adhered to the disk drive housing via an adhesive assembly having a leveling layer
    Patent number: 7209319
    Abstract: A disk drive includes a disk drive housing having a breather hole formed through the disk drive housing. A breather filter is configured for attachment to the disk drive housing and for limiting and filtering airflow into the disk drive housing. The breather filter includes a breather filter housing portion having a breather filter housing surface that defines a filter housing hole. The filter housing hole is configured to align with the breather hole formed in the disk drive housing. A filter portion is fitted within the filter housing portion. A leveling layer is provided that defines a first leveling layer surface and a second leveling layer surface. The leveling layer is formed of a material that is impermeable to air. A first adhesive layer is provided to adhere the breather filter housing surface to the first leveling layer surface. A second adhesive layer 40 is also provided to adhere the second leveling layer surface to the disk drive housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman K. Watkins, Wayne M. Yamada, Gary C. Griffin, Claire-Nechol Sevier