Patents by Inventor Hock Leong Neo

Hock Leong Neo 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).

  • Pivot-carriage having a center-bore with an integrated bearing-spacer portion
    Patent number: 8363358
    Abstract: An integrated pivot-carriage for a hard-disk drive. The integrated pivot-carriage includes a carriage having a center-bore with an integrated bearing-spacer portion. The integrated pivot-carriage also includes a pivot-shaft configured to provide support for rotation of the carriage. The pivot-shaft is disposed within the center-bore of the carriage. In addition, the integrated pivot-carriage includes at least one raceless ball-bearing that is configured to allow rotation of the carriage about the pivot-shaft. The raceless ball-bearing is disposed between the pivot-shaft and the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: HGST, Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Shaoyong Liu, Hock Leong Neo, Yi Zhao Yao
  • INTEGRATED PIVOT-CARRIAGE
    Publication number: 20100039733
    Abstract: An integrated pivot-carriage for a hard-disk drive. The integrated pivot-carriage includes a carriage having a center-bore with an integrated bearing-spacer portion. The integrated pivot-carriage also includes a pivot-shaft configured to provide support for rotation of the carriage. The pivot-shaft is disposed within the center-bore of the carriage. In addition, the integrated pivot-carriage includes at least one raceless ball-bearing that is configured to allow rotation of the carriage about the pivot-shaft. The raceless ball-bearing is disposed between the pivot-shaft and the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Shaoyong LIU, Hock Leong NEO, Yi Zhao YAO