Patents by Inventor Jennifer A. Engebrit

Jennifer A. Engebrit 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).

  • HGA plateau gimbal design
    Patent number: 7113372
    Abstract: The present invention includes an improved suspension assembly comprises a suspension including a load beam and a gimbal, a FOS having a polymer portion (or flex circuit) and a trace portion, wherein the FOS is connected to the suspension. The present invention further includes a slider that is electrically connected to a ground trace and the ground trace is further electrically connected to the suspension. The present invention also includes a plateau gimbal, which comprises of a portion of the ground trace positioned between the flex circuit and the slider thereby elevating the slider to the level of the bond pads on the FOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Segar, Jennifer A. Engebrit, Keefe M. Russell, Gordon M. Jones
  • HGA plateau gimbal design
    Publication number: 20030090839
    Abstract: The present invention includes an improved suspension assembly comprises a suspension including a load beam and a gimbal, a FOS having a polymer portion (or flex circuit) and a trace portion, wherein the FOS is connected to the suspension. The present invention further includes a slider that is electrically connected to a ground trace and the ground trace is further electrically connected to the suspension. The present invention also includes a plateau gimbal, which comprises of a portion of the ground trace positioned between the flex circuit and the slider thereby elevating the slider to the level of the bond pads on the FOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Segar, Jennifer Engebrit, Keefe Russell, Gordon Jones