Patents by Inventor Dan Jon Petersen

Dan Jon Petersen 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).

  • Electrical interconnect with a retaining feature for an actuator assembly
    Patent number: 6754045
    Abstract: An interconnect apparatus for connecting a transducer to a flexible connector in an actuator assembly of a data storage device. The actuator assembly has a moveable actuator body and an arm extending from the body. The body defines a longitudinal opening aligned with the arm and associated with the placement of the interconnect apparatus. The interconnect apparatus includes a proximal end fixed to the actuator body and electrically connected to the flexible connector; a distal end fixed to the arm and electrically connected to the transducer; a medial portion electrically connecting the ends, a segment of the medial portion disposed within the actuator body opening; and a retaining member interposed between the medial portion and the actuator body within the opening, fixing the medial portion to the actuator body without using a bonding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Seagate Tech. LLC
    Inventors: Kurt James Korkowski, Michael Glenn Seliger, Gordon Alan Harwood, Dan Jon Petersen
  • Electrical interconnect with a retaining feature for an actuator assembly
    Publication number: 20030123194
    Abstract: An interconnect apparatus for connecting a transducer to a flexible connector in an actuator assembly of a data storage device. The actuator assembly has a moveable actuator body and an arm extending from the body. The body defines a longitudinal opening aligned with the arm and associated with the placement of the interconnect apparatus. The interconnect apparatus comprises a proximal end fixed to the actuator body and electrically connected to the flexible connector; a distal end fixed to the arm and electrically connected to the transducer; a medial portion electrically connecting the ends, a segment of the medial portion disposed within the actuator body opening; and a retaining member interposed between the medial portion and the actuator body within the opening, fixing the medial portion to the actuator body without using a bonding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Kurt James Korkowski, Michael Glenn Seliger, Gordon Alan Harwood, Dan Jon Petersen