Patents by Inventor Alan Tegethoff

Alan Tegethoff 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).

  • Apparatus and method for automatically measuring characteristics of a hard disk drive carriage arm
    Patent number: 7304751
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically measuring characteristics of a hard disk drive carriage arm. The method provides a first measuring device for automatically measuring a first side of a carriage arm. A second measuring device for automatically measuring a second side of the carriage arm is also provided. The second measuring device operates in conjunction with the first measuring device to cancel a measurement contact bias. Measurement data from the first measuring device and the measurement data from the second measuring device are provided to a computing device, wherein the measurement data is automatically stored and manipulated by the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Neterlands B.V.
    Inventor: Alan Tegethoff
  • Apparatus and method for automatically measuring characteristics of a hard disk drive carriage arm
    Publication number: 20060072103
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically measuring characteristics of a hard disk drive carriage arm. The method provides a first measuring device for automatically measuring a first side of a carriage arm. A second measuring device for automatically measuring a second side of the carriage arm is also provided. The second measuring device operates in conjunction with the first measuring device to cancel a measurement contact bias. Measurement data from the first measuring device and the measurement data from the second measuring device are provided to a computing device, wherein the measurement data is automatically stored and manipulated by the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Alan Tegethoff