Patents by Inventor Gavin L. Brinkley

Gavin L. Brinkley 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).

  • ESD protection surface charge control recording head
    Patent number: 9691419
    Abstract: Electrostatic discharge protection can be afforded to a data recording head in accordance with various embodiments. A data recording head may consist of a circuit having a preamp ground connected to a ground substrate via a ground trace. The ground trace can consist of a first leg connected to the ground substrate and a second leg with an open connection extending from a dice line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Daniel W. Olson, John M. Wolf, Declan Macken, Gavin L. Brinkley
  • ESD Protection Surface Charge Control Recording Head
    Publication number: 20170178669
    Abstract: Electrostatic discharge protection can be afforded to a data recording head in accordance with various embodiments. A data recording head may consist of a circuit having a preamp ground connected to a ground substrate via a ground trace. The ground trace can consist of a first leg connected to the ground substrate and a second leg with an open connection extending from a dice line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel W. Olson, John M. Wolf, Declan Macken, Gavin L. Brinkley