Patents Assigned to Manecomp Corp.
  • Suspension with reticulated spring portion and pattern etched beam portion
    Patent number: 6141187
    Abstract: Disk drive suspension having a base portion, a spring portion and elongated beam portion mounting a flexure. The spring portion is reticulated throughout substantially its entire extent in a manner to decrease the vertical stiffness of the suspension while increasing its sway mode resonance. The beam portion is stiffened with a series of shallow etchings or through apertures located between ribs emanating from the center of the beam portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Manecomp Corp.
    Inventors: Chu Wong, Amanullah Khan