Patents by Inventor Charles B. Mountain

Charles B. Mountain 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).

  • Swing-type actuator assembly having internal conductors
    Patent number: 5781380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic disk drive having a head stack assembly including a rotary actuator body having a flex circuit mounting site for mounting a main actuator flex circuit and an arm extending therefrom which supports a head gimbal assembly (HGA). The invention provides for molding the conductors into the arm and the actuator body so that the conductors are strategically exposed along the flex circuit mounting side of the actuator body and along an end of the arm body which mates with the HGA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Western Digital Corporation
    Inventors: Keith R. Berding, Shawn E. Casey, Charles B. Mountain