Patents by Inventor Ajaykumar Rajasekharan

Ajaykumar Rajasekharan 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).

  • Publication number: 20140168820
    Abstract: A slider that minimizes lubricant accumulation includes bearing surfaces that provide above ambient fluid pressure, a cavity located between two bearing surfaces and at least one step feature that is spaced apart from the bearing surfaces and is located in and protrudes from a floor of the cavity at a height that is less than a height of the bearing surfaces. The at least one step feature includes surfaces configured to diverge and converge airflow in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ajaykumar Rajasekharan, Gary J. Kunkel
  • Publication number: 20140022672
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a slider includes an air bearing surface having a cavity. The cavity includes transition features at an upstream side of the cavity to mitigate air flow expansion along the cavity. Turbulence-inducing features are positioned on the transition features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Ajaykumar Rajasekharan