Patents by Inventor Arvid C. Tougas

Arvid C. Tougas 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).

  • Method of making load spring manufacturing assembly having an electric conductor carrying and positioning tail for carrying a conductor bonded to the surface of a load spring
    Patent number: 5419033
    Abstract: A method in which the wires from the heads on an actuator arm can be positioned and attached to the arm electronics automatically. A loadspring manufacturing assembly has a pair of wire carrying and positioning tails and a disposable portion. The disposable portion and the wire carrying and positioning tails each have pegs for controlling the position of the wire and for allowing twisting of the wire pairs for purposes of noise suppression. The wires are positioned about the pegs and twisted. The wires are then bonded to the loadspring assembly. A portion of the wire carrying tail has a window or opening therein. The wires are fanned out and spaced apart as they pass across the window. The wire carrying portion also has a living hinge. A portion of the wire carrying tail which includes a latching window which latches a peg is moved about the hinge and positioned at about a right angle to the loadspring. The disposable portion and the unused tail are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Brooks, Jr., Jeff B. Brown, Jerome T. Coffey, Richard H. Estry, Marlin P. Graves, Gary L. Heitkamp, Larry H. Lengerman, Thomas J. Myhre, Sr., Terrance L. Schaefer, Paul D. Teig, Arvid C. Tougas, Donald J. Wanek, John H. Wirz, Walter E. Zahn
  • Method for stringing wire on an actuator arm
    Patent number: 5074029
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in which the wires from the heads on an actuator arm can be positioned and attached to the arm electronics automatically. A loadspring manufacturing assembly has a pair of wire carrying and positioning tails and a disposable portion. The disposable portion and the wire carrying and positioning tails each have pegs for controlling the position of the wire and for allowing twisting of the wire pairs for purposes of noise suppression. The wires are positioned about the pegs and twisted. The wires are then bonded to the loadspring assembly. A portion of the wire carrying tail has a window or opening therein. The wires are fanned out and spaced apart as they pass across the window. The wire carrying portion also has a living hinge. A portion of the wire carrying tail which includes a latching window which latches a peg is moved about the hinge and positioned at about a right angle to the loadspring. The disposable portion and the unused tail are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Brooks, Jr., Jeff B. Brown, Jerome T. Coffey, Richard H. Estry, Marlin P. Graves, Gary L. Heitkamp, Larry H. Lengerman, Thomas J. Myhre, Sr., Terrance L. Schaefer, Paul D. Teig, Arvid C. Tougas, Donald J. Wanek, John H. Wirz, Walter E. Zahn