Patents by Inventor Pranesh Swany

Pranesh Swany 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).

  • Burnish head design with multiple pads on side rail
    Patent number: 8137163
    Abstract: A disc burnishing head includes an array of burnishing pads and a first and second side rail projecting from a bottom surface of a slider body. The side rails each have an inside surface facing the burnishing pads and an outside surface facing outward. The outside surface of at least the first side rail is serrated. The serrations define a plurality of teeth and notches on the outside surface of the first side rail for cutting, cleaning, and conditioning defects from the surface of a disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Weimin Qian, Igor V. Sytine, Matthew Aaron Carper, Pranesh Swany, Eric K. Dahlin, Hamid F. Ghazvini
  • BURNISH HEAD DESIGN WITH MULTIPLE PADS ON SIDE RAIL
    Publication number: 20100233943
    Abstract: A disc burnishing head includes an array of burnishing pads and a first and second side rail projecting from a bottom surface of a slider body. The side rails each have an inside surface facing the burnishing pads and an outside surface facing outward. The outside surface of at least the first side rail is serrated. The serrations define a plurality of teeth and notches on the outside surface of the first side rail for cutting, cleaning, and conditioning defects from the surface of a disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Weimin Qian, Igor V. Sytine, Matthew Aaron Carper, Pranesh Swany, Eric K. Dahlin, Hamid F. Ghazvini