Patents by Inventor John D. Pro

John D. Pro 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).

  • Patent number: 8665565
    Abstract: Jumper constructions for an integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension include a conductive base layer, an insulating layer over the base layer, a plurality of traces arranged on the insulating layer, and an isolated conductor layer arranged under the insulating layer. The plurality of traces include a first trace and a second trace and the isolated conductor layer is electrically isolated from the conductive base layer and electrically connects the first and second traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: John D. Pro, Mark A. Miller, Michael E. Roen, Reed T. Hentges, Gregory J. VanHecke
  • Patent number: 8520342
    Abstract: An integrated lead flexure includes a base region and a gimbal extending from the base region and having a slider mounting region. A conductive assembly, which is configured to carry current between the slider mounting region and the base region, includes a current carrying structure electrically connected with a pattern of conductive lossy material. The pattern of conductive lossy material is configured to reduce a bandwidth of the current carrying structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: John D. Pro, Michael E. Roen
  • Patent number: 8379349
    Abstract: Jumper constructions for an integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension include a conductive base layer, an insulating layer over the base layer, a plurality of traces arranged on the insulating layer, and an isolated conductor layer arranged under the insulating layer. The plurality of traces include a first trace and a second trace and the isolated conductor layer is electrically isolated from the conductive base layer and electrically connects the first and second traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: John D. Pro, Mark A. Miller, Michael E. Roen, Reed T. Hentges, Gregory J. VanHecke
  • Patent number: 7986494
    Abstract: An integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension, comprising two or more spaced-apart traces extending between terminal connector pads and head connector pads, wherein the spacing between the traces substantially continuously decreases along at least a portion of the length of the traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventor: John D. Pro
  • Patent number: 7782572
    Abstract: An integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension of the type having a plurality of stacked leads disposed on separate layers, the plurality of stacked leads extending between terminal connector pads and head connector pads, comprising stacked lead pairs having opposing and regularly alternating wider and narrower portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventor: John D. Pro
  • Publication number: 20080273266
    Abstract: An integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension, comprising two or more spaced-apart traces extending between terminal connector pads and head connector pads, wherein the spacing between the traces substantially continuously decreases along at least a portion of the length of the traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: John D. Pro
  • Publication number: 20080273269
    Abstract: An integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension of the type having a plurality of stacked leads disposed on separate layers, the plurality of stacked leads extending between terminal connector pads and head connector pads, comprising stacked lead pairs having opposing and regularly alternating wider and narrower portions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: John D. Pro
  • Patent number: 5530639
    Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter system provides a volumetric flow rate output and has a coil receiving a magnetic field producing coil current from the current supply circuitry. The current supply circuitry includes an H-bridge transistor circuit having first and second switches which couple one of the first and second coil wires to a supply conductor. Third and fourth switches of the bridge circuit couple the other of the first and second coil wires to a second supply conductor. A control circuit periodically alternates conduction of the first, second, third and fourth switches to reverse the polarity of the coil current. A coil current control circuit generates a non-alternating output representing the sensed alternating coil current amplitude. The control circuit modulates the conduction duty cycle of the third and fourth switches as a function of the non-alternating output to regulate the coil current amplitude to a selected level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Schulz, John D. Pro
  • Patent number: 5372045
    Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter system provides a volumetric flow rate output and has a coil receiving a magnetic field producing coil current from the current supply circuitry. The current supply circuitry includes an H-bridge transistor circuit having first and second switches which couple one of the first and second coil wires to a supply conductor. Third and fourth switches of the bridge circuit couple the other of the first and second coil wires to a second supply conductor. A control circuit periodically alternates conduction of the first, second, third and fourth switches to reverse the polarity of the coil current. A coil current control circuit generates a non-alternating output representing the sensed alternating coil current amplitude. The control circuit modulates the conduction duty cycle of the third and fourth switches as a function of the non-alternating output to regulate the coil current amplitude to a selected level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Schulz, John D. Pro
  • Patent number: 4916381
    Abstract: A current source for establishing a relatively constant current through widely differing impedances comprising a voltage potential regulator for adjustably regulating a supplied potential to provide a current to a current controller with a current sensor to supply a signal to the current controller, there being a signal supplied from the signal controller to control the voltage potential regulator. A further current rise time regulator is provided to increase the rise time occurrence provided to a commutated load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: George Gelecinskyj, Charles E. Goetzinger, John D. Pro