Patents by Inventor Edward G. Acciardi

Edward G. Acciardi 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).

  • Acoustic damping pad that reduces deflection of a circuit board
    Patent number: 7742257
    Abstract: A acoustic damping pad is provided. The acoustic damping pad includes a first surface and an opposing second surface that are defined by a periphery. A first set of perforations extend between the first surface and the second surface of the acoustic damping pad. Each adjacent perforation in the first set of perforations is uniformly spaced apart from each other across a first select surface area of the first surface and across a corresponding first select surface area of the opposing second surface to form a uniform pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edward G. Acciardi, A. David Michael, Jonathan S. Haynes, Kimberly C. Mann, Michael D. Leis
  • Acoustic Damping Pad That Reduces Deflection of a Circuit Board
    Publication number: 20070165328
    Abstract: A acoustic damping pad is provided. The acoustic damping pad includes a first surface and an opposing second surface that are defined by a periphery. A first set of perforations extend between the first surface and the second surface of the acoustic damping pad. Each adjacent perforation in the first set of perforations is uniformly spaced apart from each other across a first select surface area of the first surface and across a corresponding first select surface area of the opposing second surface to form a uniform pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: MAXTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward G. Acciardi, A. David Michael, Jonathan S. Haynes, Kimberly C. Mann, Michael D. Leis
  • Diffuser for reducing fluid velocity near disk surfaces in a rotating storage device
    Patent number: 6788493
    Abstract: A disk drive includes a drive housing, one or more rotating storage disks, each having a storage surface, and a fluid diffuser. The fluid diffuser includes one or more stationary diffuser wings, each having a wing surface positioned near the storage surface. One or more of the diffuser wings can extend between two of the storage disks. The diffuser wing includes a surface deviation that disrupts the fluid flow over the wing surface that is caused by the rotating storage disk. The surface deviation can include an indentation in the wing surface or can extend from the wing surface toward the storage surface. In still another embodiment, the surface deviation includes an aperture that extends through the diffuser wing. Further, the fluid diffuser can include a plurality of surface deviations that are positioned along the wing surface. Further, a portion of the surface deviation can form an angle with the wing surface that is greater than approximately 0 degrees and less than approximately 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: Shankar Subramaniam, Edward G. Acciardi, Roger Burhans, Travis Hein, Gary Walker