Patents by Inventor Aravind Pitty

Aravind Pitty 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).

  • Magnetic bearings for data storage devices
    Patent number: 11670336
    Abstract: A hard disk drive includes a base deck that is coupled to a cover, a motor assembly that is coupled to the base deck, and magnetic recording media that is coupled to the motor assembly. The motor assembly includes a magnetic bearing with a horizontal magnetic bearing component and a vertical magnetic bearing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Aravind Pitty, Xiong Liu
  • MAGNETIC BEARINGS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220115040
    Abstract: A hard disk drive includes a base deck that is coupled to a cover, a motor assembly that is coupled to the base deck, and magnetic recording media that is coupled to the motor assembly. The motor assembly includes a magnetic bearing with a horizontal magnetic bearing component and a vertical magnetic bearing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Aravind Pitty, Xiong Liu
  • Mounting structure for hard disk drives
    Patent number: 10416729
    Abstract: A hard disk drive mounting assembly that includes a disk drive assembly having a base structure that includes a screw hole and a damping insert at least partially surrounding the screw hole. The disk drive assembly further includes a threaded insert positioned in the screw hole of the damping insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hao Sun, Aravind Pitty, Xiong Liu, Ling Ling Zhang
  • Data storage device housing components having a polymeric element attached to a surface thereof
    Patent number: 10381049
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data storage device housing component (and related data storage devices) that include a polymeric element attached to a surface thereof. The polymeric element includes a polymeric matrix and a plurality of nanofiller elements dispersed within the polymeric matrix to increase the thermal conductivity of the polymeric element as compared to a polymeric element that does not include the plurality of nanofiller elements. Also disclosed are related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Lihong Zhang, Xiong Liu, Aravind Pitty
  • DATA STORAGE DEVICE HOUSING COMPONENTS HAVING A POLYMERIC ELEMENT ATTACHED TO A SURFACE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190051332
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data storage device housing component (and related data storage devices) that include a polymeric element attached to a surface thereof. The polymeric element includes a polymeric matrix and a plurality of nanofiller elements dispersed within the polymeric matrix to increase the thermal conductivity of the polymeric element as compared to a polymeric element that does not include the plurality of nanofiller elements. Also disclosed are related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Lihong Zhang, Xiong Liu, Aravind Pitty
  • Anti-shock system for a data storage device
    Patent number: 10109322
    Abstract: A data storage device that includes a housing and at least one data storage medium within the housing. The data storage device further includes an anti-shock system having at least one piezoelectric layer on a portion of the housing and at least one element electrically coupled to the at least one piezoelectric layer. The at least one element provides a deflection control signal to the at least one piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Hao Sun, Aravind Pitty, Xiong Liu
  • MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR HARD DISK DRIVES
    Publication number: 20180090179
    Abstract: A hard disk drive mounting assembly that includes a disk drive assembly having a base structure that includes a screw hole and a damping insert at least partially surrounding the screw hole. The disk drive assembly further includes a threaded insert positioned in the screw hole of the damping insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Hao Sun, Aravind Pitty, Xiong Liu, Ling Ling Zhang