Patents by Inventor Mitsunobu Shoumura

Mitsunobu Shoumura 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: 5666717
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnetic head suspension assembly, wherein a wiring member for connecting a magnetic head element with a read/write amplifier circuit board is integrally formed with the suspension which includes the steps of (1) forming a flexible insulating base material on one surface of a springy metal layer by using a non-photosensitive polyimide resin layer or a photosensitive insulating resin layer; (2) producing a circuit wiring pattern on the top of the flexible insulating base material by plating and by using an electrically conductive metal thin film; (3) for forming a surface protecting layer on the surface of the circuit wiring pattern; (4) the springy metal layer; and (5) bending the springy metal layer to form a desired suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Nippon Mektron, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsumoto, Mitsunobu Shoumura, Norimasa Fujita, Masaichi Inaba, Yasuyuki Tanaka