Patents by Inventor Darrel R. Culver

Darrel R. Culver 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).

  • Solid-state drive with printed circuit boards coupled by a flexible interconnect
    Patent number: 11755078
    Abstract: A solid-state drive (SSD) includes a first rigid printed circuit board comprising a surface that defines a first plane. A second rigid printed circuit board of the SSD comprises a surface that defines a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane. A flexible interconnect couples the first rigid printed circuit board and the second rigid printed circuit board. The flexible interconnect partially encloses a volume. A capacitor is disposed within the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Burski, Ted R McDonald, Darrel R Culver
  • SOLID-STATE DRIVE WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS COUPLED BY A FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECT
    Publication number: 20220404881
    Abstract: A solid-state drive (SSD) includes a first rigid printed circuit board comprising a surface that defines a first plane. A second rigid printed circuit board of the SSD comprises a surface that defines a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane. A flexible interconnect couples the first rigid printed circuit board and the second rigid printed circuit board. The flexible interconnect partially encloses a volume. A capacitor is disposed within the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Burski, Ted R McDonald, Darrel R Culver
  • Enclosures, devices with a friction stir weld, precursors thereof, and related methods
    Patent number: 10870167
    Abstract: Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof, that contain a base and a cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Thomas Coffey, Samuel Edward Severson, David G. Fitzgerald, Jeffrey L. Bruce, David R. Lapp, Darrel R. Culver
  • ENCLOSURES, DEVICES WITH A FRICTION STIR WELD, PRECURSORS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200038990
    Abstract: Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof, that contain a base and a cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Jerome Thomas Coffey, Samuel Edward Severson, David G. Fitzgerald, Jeffrey L. Bruce, David R. Lapp, Darrel R. Culver
  • Enclosures, devices with a friction stir weld, precursors thereof, and related methods
    Patent number: 10399177
    Abstract: Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof, that contain a base and a cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Thomas Coffey, Samuel Edward Severson, David G. Fitzgerald, Jeffrey L. Bruce, David R. Lapp, Darrel R. Culver