Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Milad G. Shana, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6757132
    Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head, a spindle motor having a hub, the hub comprising a cylindrical shaft, the shaft defining a generally cylindrically-shaped outer surface, the outer surface defining a latching member extending around at least part of the circumference of the shaft. A disk is positioned on the spindle motor and an actuator moves the head radially over the disk. A disk clamp clamps the disk to the spindle motor. The disk clamp comprises a ring-shaped body comprising an outer ring-shaped surface abutting the disk, and an inner neck spaced-apart from the outer ring-shaped surface, the inner neck comprising a plurality of independently flexing teeth for contacting the latching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Watson, Peter G. Robinson, Aaron D. Little