Patents by Inventor Drew B. Larson

Drew B. Larson 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).

  • Head gimbal assembly including a flexure with a first conductive trace disposed between a slider and a dielectric layer
    Patent number: 7595963
    Abstract: There is provided a head gimbal assembly (HGA) for a disk drive. The HGA includes a slider and a flexure. The slider includes first, second and third electrically conductive pads disposed upon a trailing side. The first electrically conductive pad is disposed between the second and third electrically conductive pads. The flexure includes first, second, and third patterned conductive traces respectively electrically connected to the first, second, and third electrically conductive pads. The first patterned conductive trace is disposed between the second and third patterned conductive traces in a flexure body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yih-Jen Chen, Drew B. Larson