Patents by Inventor Greg Zariphopoulos

Greg Zariphopoulos 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).

  • Magnetizing apparatus
    Patent number: 6819023
    Abstract: A circular magnetizer is disclosed comprising circular insulating inset holding pans of axially disposed wires, each pair carrying a current oppositely directed from the adjacent pair, the insert being disposed within and facing a back iron across a circular gap of sufficient width to allow a circular magnet to be disposed therein and spaced by a gap from the insert and/or back iron. The pan's of wires are arranged to create flux lines which will establish alternating magnetic poles separated by null zones in the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Donald J. MacLeod, Greg Zariphopoulos, Robert M. Pelstring, Alain Cassat, Gunter Karl Heine