Patents by Inventor Henry S. Nishihira
Henry S. Nishihira 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).
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Patent number: 8064156Abstract: A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a transition zone is described. A surface texture of the transition zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than when operating over a data zone, while transitioning the head to a landing zone to park.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: WD Media, Inc.Inventors: Shoji Suzuki, Henry S. Nishihira
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Patent number: 7998912Abstract: A composite lubricant for recording disk media, a recording disk media including a layer of the composite lubricant, and method of manufacturing the same are described. The composite lubricant may include a non-phosphazene component and a phosphazene component where the non-phosphazene component is a difunctional perfluoropolyether compound terminated with first and second polar end groups, the first polar end group comprising a first number of hydroxyls and the second polar end includes a second number of hydroxyls, greater than the first number of hydroxyls. The phosphazene component may be a difunctional perfluoropolyether compound terminated with a phosphazene functional group and with a third polar end group, the third polar end group comprising a third number of hydroxyls equal to the second number of hydroxyls.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: WD Media, Inc.Inventors: Shaun H. Chen, Yasuo Sakane, Henry S. Nishihira, Chi Kong Kwok, The V. Tran, Bing-Shiuan Chang
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Publication number: 20110064970Abstract: A composite lubricant for recording disk media, a recording disk media including a layer of the composite lubricant, and method of manufacturing the same are described. The composite lubricant may include a non-phosphazene component and a phosphazene component where the non-phosphazene component is a difunctional perfluoropolyether compound terminated with first and second polar end groups, the first polar end group comprising a first number of hydroxyls and the second polar end includes a second number of hydroxyls, greater than the first number of hydroxyls. The phosphazene component may be a difunctional perfluoropolyether compound terminated with a phosphazene functional group and with a third polar end group, the third polar end group comprising a third number of hydroxyls equal to the second number of hydroxyls.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: WD MEDIA, INC.Inventors: Shaun H. Chen, Yasuo Sakane, Henry S. Nishihira, Chi Kong Kwok, The V. Tran, Bing-Shiuan Chang
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Patent number: 7733605Abstract: A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a transition zone is described. A surface texture of the transition zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than when operating over a data zone, while transitioning the head to a landing zone to park.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: WD Media, Inc.Inventors: Shoji Suzuki, Henry S. Nishihira
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Patent number: 7199977Abstract: A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a transition zone is described. A surface texture of the transition zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than when operating over a data zone, while transitioning the head to a landing zone to park.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2003Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Komag, Inc.Inventors: Shoji Suzuki, Henry S. Nishihira
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Patent number: 7016154Abstract: A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a safe zone is described. A surface texture of the safe zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than while over data zones of the disk.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Komag, Inc.Inventor: Henry S. Nishihira
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Publication number: 20040174636Abstract: A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a transition zone is described. A surface texture of the transition zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than when operating over a data zone, while transitioning the head to a landing zone to park.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventors: Shoji Suzuki, Henry S. Nishihira
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Publication number: 20040174630Abstract: A disk drive having a magnetic recording disk with a safe zone is described. A surface texture of the safe zone induces the head to fly at a greater height than while over data zones of the disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventor: Henry S. Nishihira
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Patent number: 5528819Abstract: A disk drive assembly in which the suspension, slider and transducer are integrated and fabricated to produce a combination assembly. The combination transducer-slider-suspension assembly is batch produced by forming a plurality of the combination assemblies onto a single wafer. The wafer is then diced to separate the assemblies into individual sections. The transducers are deposited onto the wafer and the air bearing surface formed. Conductors to interconnect each transducer with the external circuits are insulated from the wafer and deposited along a path which will form the suspension. A spring-like resilient layer is then deposited over and electrically insulated from the conductors. The wafer is then pattern etched to remove a portion of the wafer backside to form the suspension and provide a transducer/slider combination having an air bearing surface after the wafer is diced to separate the individual combination assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1995Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey M. McKay, Henry S. Nishihira, Andrew C. Tam
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Patent number: 4894740Abstract: An air bearing slider for supporting a magnetic transducer comprising a pair of coplanar side rails on the sides of an air bearing surface of the slider and a center rail along the central region of the air bearing surface to form recessed areas between the rails which extend from the leading to the trailing end of the slider. All the rails have a tapered section at their leading ends. The side rails have a width that does not exceed the width of the side rails at the leading end, and the side rails extend only part way to the trailing end of the slider. The width of the center rail is small at the leading end and greatest at the trailing end of the slider, where the transducer is supported.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1988Date of Patent: January 16, 1990Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Devendra S. Chhabra, Dien Le Van, Henry S. Nishihira
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Patent number: 4734803Abstract: An air bearing slider is provided for supporting a magnetic transducer and the slider comprises a pair of coplanar side rails disposed on the sides of an air bearing surface of the slider to form a recessed section between the side rails which is open at both the leading and trailing ends of the slider. The side rails have a tapered height section at the leading end and a width that decreases to a break point located between the ends. The air bearing structure produces a combined pressure profile which causes the slider to fly with the leading end at a desired pitch angle relative to a moving magnetic medium, with the minimum spacing between the slider and the magnetic medium at the trailing end, where the magnetic transducer is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1986Date of Patent: March 29, 1988Assignee: International Business MachinesInventor: Henry S. Nishihira
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Patent number: RE36538Abstract: A disk drive assembly in which the suspension, slider and transducer are integrated and fabricated to produce a combination assembly. The combination transducer-slider-suspension assembly is batch produced by forming a plurality of the combination assemblies onto a single wafer. The wafer is then diced to separate the assemblies into individual sections. The transducers are deposited onto the wafer and the air bearing surface formed. Conductors to interconnect each transducer with the external circuits are insulated from the wafer and deposited along a path which will form the suspension. A spring-like resilient layer is then deposited over and electrically insulated from the conductors. The wafer is then pattern etched to remove a portion of the wafer backside to form the suspension and provide a transducer/slider combination having an air bearing surface after the wafer is diced to separate the individual combination assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey M. McKay, Henry S. Nishihira, Andrew C. Tam