Patents by Inventor Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama

Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama 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).

  • Light Delivery Technique For Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Head
    Publication number: 20080123219
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a load beam, a slider coupled to the load beam by a gimbal assembly and including an optical transducer, an optical fiber for transmitting light directly toward the transducer, and a mounting structure for adjusting the position of an end of the optical fiber. Data storage devices that include the apparatus are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Arthur Gomez, William Albert Challener, Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama, Patrick Breckow Chu
  • Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head
    Patent number: 7345840
    Abstract: A suspension arm for an optical transducer comprises a load beam, a slider coupled to the load beam by a gimbal assembly and including an optical transducer positioned adjacent to an end of the slider facing a pivot point of the suspension arm, and an optical fiber for transmitting light toward the transducer, wherein an end of the optical fiber is positioned adjacent to the transducer such that light emitted from the fiber passes directly to the transducer. Disc drives that include the suspension arm, and a method of transmitting light to an optical transducer, are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Arthur Gomez, William Albert Challener, Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama, Patrick Breckow Chu