Patents by Inventor Vincent Engelkes

Vincent Engelkes 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).

  • Contamination reduction head for media
    Patent number: 9613658
    Abstract: A cleaning head and methods for removing contaminants from a data storage media, the cleaning head having a cleaning surface comprising a self-assembled monolayer, with the cleaning surface leading a read/write transducer. The self-assembled monolayer is selected to have a terminal functional group that has a high affinity to the contaminant(s) desired to be attracted and/or removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Engelkes, David Ellison, Timothy Stoebe
  • CONTAMINATION REDUCTION HEAD FOR MEDIA
    Publication number: 20160343401
    Abstract: A cleaning head and methods for removing contaminants from a data storage media, the cleaning head having a cleaning surface comprising a self-assembled monolayer, with the cleaning surface leading a read/write transducer. The self-assembled monolayer is selected to have a terminal functional group that has a high affinity to the contaminant(s) desired to be attracted and/or removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent Engelkes, David Ellison, Timothy Stoebe
  • CONTAMINATION REDUCTION HEAD FOR MEDIA
    Publication number: 20160035385
    Abstract: A cleaning head and methods for removing contaminants from a data storage media, the cleaning head having a cleaning surface comprising a self-assembled monolayer, with the cleaning surface leading a read/write transducer. The self-assembled monolayer is selected to have a terminal functional group that has a high affinity to the contaminant(s) desired to be attracted and/or removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent Engelkes, David Ellison, Timothy Stoebe
  • Contamination reduction head for media
    Patent number: 9190108
    Abstract: A cleaning head for removing contaminants from a data storage media, the cleaning head having a cleaning surface comprising a self-assembled monolayer, with the cleaning surface leading a read/write transducer. The self-assembled monolayer is selected so as to have a terminal functional group that has a high affinity to the contaminant(s) desired to be attracted and/or removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Engelkes, David J. Ellison, Timothy W. Stoebe
  • Methods and devices for head-media contact detection
    Patent number: 9123371
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a head-suspension assembly includes a resonator attached to either a head or gimbal. The resonator is configured to resonate at a predefined resonant frequency. In certain embodiments, disc drives includes a recording medium, a head-suspension assembly, and a resonator. The resonator is attached to either a head or gimbal of the head-suspension assembly. The resonator is configured to resonate at a predefined resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Huazhou Lou, Lin Zhou, Vincent Engelkes
  • CONTAMINATION REDUCTION HEAD FOR MEDIA
    Publication number: 20150179216
    Abstract: A cleaning head for removing contaminants from a data storage media, the cleaning head having a cleaning surface comprising a self-assembled monolayer, with the cleaning surface leading a read/write transducer. The self-assembled monolayer is selected so as to have a terminal functional group that has a high affinity to the contaminant(s) desired to be attracted and/or removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent Engelkes, David J. Ellison, Timothy W. Stoebe
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEAD-MEDIA CONTACT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20150103432
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a head-suspension assembly includes a resonator attached to either a head or gimbal. The resonator is configured to resonate at a predefined resonant frequency. In certain embodiments, disc drives includes a recording medium, a head-suspension assembly, and a resonator. The resonator is attached to either a head or gimbal of the head-suspension assembly. The resonator is configured to resonate at a predefined resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Huazhou Lou, Lin Zhou, Vincent Engelkes