Patents by Inventor John George Gerogeorge

John George Gerogeorge 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).

  • Measurement of test object with stacked features
    Patent number: 7817259
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for measuring spatial characteristics of a test object with stacked features. First and second measurement assemblies for measuring opposing first and second planar features, respectively, of a test object, by directing light beams into a gap between the features to measure a position and a static attitude of each feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Jacob Smith, John George Gerogeorge, Sham Sunder Nayar, Mark Curtis Fahrendorff, Shawn Stephen Silewski
  • Fixturing a head spindle assembly with an expanding collet
    Patent number: 7694411
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method is provided for precisely positioning a datum surface of a component. The apparatus has a housing defining a tooling datum surface. A collet is supported by the housing that is selectively operable between a retracted mode and an expanded mode. In the retracted mode a clearing disengagement is defined with the component. In the expanded mode a contacting engagement with the component is defined. The contacting engagement and a simultaneous longitudinal force transferred by the contacting engagement to the component pressingly engage the datum surfaces together. The apparatus further has a bias member exerting the longitudinal force and urging the collet to the retracted mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sham Sunder Nayar, John George Gerogeorge, Mark Curtis Fahrendorff, Ronald Jacob Smith
  • Fixturing a head spindle assembly with a retracting collet
    Patent number: 7621037
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method is provided for precisely positioning a datum surface of a component. The apparatus has a housing defining a tooling datum surface. A collet is supported by the housing, and is thereby selectively operable between an expanded mode and a retracted mode. In the expanded mode, a clearing disengagement is defined with the component. In the retracted mode, a contacting engagement is defined with the component as well as a simultaneous longitudinal force that is transferred by the contacting engagement to the component capable of pressingly engaging the datum surfaces together. The apparatus further has a bias member urging the collet to the retracted mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sham Sunder Nayar, John George Gerogeorge, Mark Curtis Fahrendorff, Ronald Jacob Smith
  • Fixturing a head spindle assembly with a contracting collet
    Publication number: 20080256787
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method is provided for precisely positioning a datum surface of a component. The apparatus has a housing defining a tooling datum surface. A collet is supported by the housing, and is thereby selectively operable between an expanded mode and a retracted mode. In the expanded mode, a clearing disengagement is defined with the component. In the retracted mode, a contacting engagement is defined with the component as well as a simultaneous longitudinal force that is transferred by the contacting engagement to the component capable of pressingly engaging the datum surfaces together. The apparatus further has a bias member urging the collet to the retracted mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Sham Sunder Nayar, John George Gerogeorge, Mark Curtis Fahrendorff, Ronald Jacob Smith
  • Fixturing a head spindle assembly with an expanding collet
    Publication number: 20080256791
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method is provided for precisely positioning a datum surface of a component. The apparatus has a housing defining a tooling datum surface. A collet is supported by the housing that is selectively operable between a retracted mode and an expanded mode. In the retracted mode a clearing disengagement is defined with the component. In the expanded mode a contacting engagement with the component is defined. The contacting engagement and a simultaneous longitudinal force transferred by the contacting engagement to the component pressingly engage the datum surfaces together. The apparatus further has a bias member exerting the longitudinal force and urging the collet to the retracted mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Sham Sunder Nayar, John George Gerogeorge, Mark Curtis Fahrendorff, Ronald Jacob Smith
  • Measurement of test object with stacked features
    Publication number: 20080062411
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for measuring spatial characteristics of a test object with stacked features. First and second measurement assemblies for measuring opposing first and second planar features, respectively, of a test object, by directing light beams into a gap between the features to measure a position and a static attitude of each feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Jacob Smith, John George Gerogeorge, Sham Sunder Nayar, Mark Curtis Fahrendorff, Shawn Stephen Silewski