Patents by Inventor Clifford Jayson B. Camalig

Clifford Jayson B. Camalig 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).

  • Latch assembly for a head or head assembly
    Patent number: 8116040
    Abstract: A soft or passive latch to control a position of a head relative to a data storage media is disclosed. In illustrated embodiments, the latch provides a dwell point or region along the flex circuit assembly. In illustrated embodiments, the dwell point or region corresponds to alignment of the head in a middle region of the media. In illustrated embodiment, the latch is formed of a lower or reduced bending stiffness region, which in illustrated embodiment is formed via a cut-out, contoured, or reduced width portion of a constraint layer damper or other layer(s) along the flex circuit assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hwa Liang Ng, Clifford Jayson B. Camalig
  • Head-slap mitigation in a data storage device
    Patent number: 8089733
    Abstract: A data storage device comprises a housing, a data storage medium within the housing and a head gimbal assembly including a suspension supporting a read/write head. The read/write head is configured to store and retrieve data on the data storage medium. The read/write head is operably positioned between the data storage medium and the housing. The device further includes a head-lift limiter protruding from the housing that limits a movement of the read/write head in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the data storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology
    Inventors: Hwaliang Ng, Clifford Jayson B. Camalig, Asmin Buang
  • LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR A HEAD OR HEAD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100290161
    Abstract: A soft or passive latch to control a position of a head relative to a data storage media is disclosed. In illustrated embodiments, the latch provides a dwell point or region along the flex circuit assembly. In illustrated embodiments, the dwell point or region corresponds to alignment of the head in a middle region of the media. In illustrated embodiment, the latch is formed of a lower or reduced bending stiffness region, which in illustrated embodiment is formed via a cut-out, contoured, or reduced width portion of a constraint layer damper or other layer(s) along the flex circuit assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Hwa Liang Ng, Clifford Jayson B. Camalig
  • HEAD-SLAP MITIGATION IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100177442
    Abstract: A data storage device comprises a housing, a data storage medium within the housing and a head gimbal assembly including a suspension supporting a read/write head. The read/write head is configured to store and retrieve data on the data storage medium. The read/write head is operably positioned between the data storage medium and the housing. The device further includes a head-lift limiter protruding from the housing that limits a movement of the read/write head in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the data storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hwaliang Ng, Clifford Jayson B. Camalig, Asmin Buang