Patents by Inventor Eiji Kuranari

Eiji Kuranari 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).

  • Suspension for disc drive
    Patent number: 6046887
    Abstract: A suspension comprises a load beam made of a thin metal plate, a flexure made of a thinner metal plate than this load beam and fixed to the load beam, and a wiring portion. The flexure includes a tongue, and a pair of outrigger portions positioned at both sides of the tongue. A slider is provided on the tongue. The wiring portion includes an electrical insulating resin layer provided on the flexure, and an electrical conductive layer laminated on this electrical insulating resin layer. The wiring portion further includes a middle flexible part along the outrigger portions. This middle flexible part is separated from the tongue and outrigger portions, and is in a suspended state in a slit between the tongue and outrigger portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Uozumi, Jun Soga, Ichiro Takadera, Osamu Ohkawara, Eiji Kuranari