Patents by Inventor James Demuth

James Demuth 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 a top cover with anchor tabs
    Patent number: 8031431
    Abstract: A novel disk drive includes a top cover having a plurality of integral anchor tabs extending towards a disk drive base. Each of the plurality of anchor tabs includes a hooking surface that faces the top cover. The disk drive base includes a plurality of retention cavities, each of the retention cavities including a catching surface that faces away from the top cover. Each of the plurality of anchor tabs protrudes into a respective one of the plurality of retention cavities, and may be deformed so that the hooking surface of the anchor tab is in contact with the catching surface of the retention cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Berding, Chunjer Chuck Cheng, Thomas J. Hitchner, James Demuth, Charles D. Flanigan