Patents by Inventor Brett T. Holaway

Brett T. Holaway 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 laser cleaning surfaces on a head suspension
    Patent number: 7303636
    Abstract: A method of cleaning an contaminated surface on a head suspension with laser energy. A laser beam is patterned such that a single pulse extends across the entire contaminated surface. One or more pulses of the laser energy is applied to the contaminated surface sufficient to melt the contaminated surface. The melting serves to polish, smooth and/or reshape the contaminated surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Hryhory T. Koba, Gary L. Hoikka, Derek J. Schanil, Brett T. Holaway
  • Head suspension with compliant feature for component location
    Patent number: 6710978
    Abstract: A head suspension for supporting a head slider over a rigid disk in a dynamic storage device having a component that includes a compliant feature adapted to engage a first pin and a datum engaging surface spaced from the compliant feature. The component being locatable relative to a datum by manipulation of the component with respect to the datum and a first pin to cause the first pin to engage and deflect the compliant feature when the datum engaging surface of the component is engaged and positioned with respect to the datum. The head suspension also including a second component having a pin engaging feature and possibly a datum engaging surface alignable with the compliant feature and datum engaging surface of the first component, respectively. The pin engaging feature of the second component being compliant or non-compliant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Brett T. Holaway, Mark A. Miller, Eric O. Naatz, John A. Rickeman, Richard A. Schnitzler, Raymond R. Wolter, David J. Zachmeyer
  • Head suspension with compliant feature for component location
    Publication number: 20020093771
    Abstract: A head suspension for supporting a head slider over a rigid disk in a dynamic storage device having a component that includes a compliant feature adapted to engage a first pin and a datum engaging surface spaced from the compliant feature. The component being locatable relative to a datum by manipulation of the component with respect to the datum and a first pin to cause the first pin to engage and deflect the compliant feature when the datum engaging surface of the component is engaged and positioned with respect to the datum. The head suspension also including a second component having a pin engaging feature and possibly a datum engaging surface alignable with the compliant feature and datum engaging surface of the first component, respectively. The pin engaging feature of the second component being compliant or non-compliant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Brett T. Holaway, Mark A. Miller, Eric O. Naatz, John A. Rickeman, Richard A. Schnitzler, Raymond R. Wolter, David J. Zachmeyer
  • Method of making a head suspension with compliant feature for component location
    Patent number: 6367144
    Abstract: A head suspension for supporting a head slider over a rigid disk in a dynamic storage device having a component that includes a compliant feature adapted to engage a first pin and a datum engaging surface spaced from the compliant feature. The component being locatable relative to a datum by manipulation of the component with respect to the datum and a first pin to cause the first pin to engage and deflect the compliant feature when the datum engaging surface of the component is engaged and positioned with respect to the datum. The head suspension also including a second component having a pin engaging feature and possibly a datum engaging surface alignable with the compliant feature and datum engaging surface of the first component, respectively. The pin engaging feature of the second component being compliant or non-compliant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett T. Holaway, Mark A. Miller, Eric O. Naatz, John A. Rickeman, Richard A. Schnitzler, Raymond R. Wolter, David J. Zachmeyer