Patents by Inventor David Spaulding

David Spaulding 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).

  • Disk burnishing device
    Patent number: 8821218
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk is provided that includes the steps: forming a layer of a lubricant material on a surface of a magnetic storage medium, the layer of lubricant material also being located on an interior and/or exterior edge of the medium; and removing at least some of the lubricant material from the edge 160 of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thuan Luu, Walter Crofton, Bill Liu, David Spaulding, Kwang Kon Kim
  • Disk burnishing device
    Publication number: 20100261418
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk is provided that includes the steps: forming a layer of a lubricant material on a surface of a magnetic storage medium, the layer of lubricant material also being located on an interior and/or exterior edge of the medium; and removing at least some of the lubricant material from the edge 160 of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Thuan Luu, Walter Crofton, Bill Liu, David Spaulding, Kwang Kon Kim
  • Magnetic disk with uniform lubricant thickness distribution
    Patent number: 7682653
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk is provided that includes the steps: (a) forming a layer 128 of a lubricant material on a surface of a magnetic storage medium 300, the layer 128 of lubricant material also being located on an interior and/or exterior edge of the medium 300; and (b) removing at least some of the lubricant material from the edge 160 of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thuan Luu, Walter Crofton, Bill Liu, David Spaulding, Kwang Kon Kim