Patents by Inventor Frederick Mark Stefanksy

Frederick Mark Stefanksy 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 drive having support posts aligned with storage disk and actuator mounting points to reduce mechanical off-tracking
    Patent number: 6226143
    Abstract: A two and one half inch form factor disk drive has a footprint with a length of substantially four inches and a width of substantially two and three-quarters inches. The disk drive includes a disk having a diameter of approximately 2.6 inches (65 mm), and the heads which read information from and write information to the disk are positioned only within a cylinder defined by the disk. A closed-loop, embedded servo tracking system provides a large storage capacity relative to the area of storage media available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventor: Frederick Mark Stefanksy