Patents by Inventor Jon P. Hurley

Jon P. Hurley 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).

  • Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider
    Patent number: 9065236
    Abstract: A structure includes a channel waveguide and a pocket adjacent to an input facet of the channel waveguide. A laser having an output facet is positioned in the pocket. The structure includes a stop on either the laser or a wall of the pocket. The stop is positioned at an interface between the laser and the wall of the pocket such that the output facet of the laser and the input facet of the waveguide are separated by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Arkadi Goulakov, Thomas R. Boonstra, Jon P. Hurley
  • Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider
    Patent number: 8345517
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a structure including a waveguide and a pocket adjacent to an input facet of the waveguide. A laser has an output facet and is positioned in the pocket. A stop is included one at least one of the laser and a wall of the pocket. The stop is positioned at an interface between the laser and the wall of the pocket such that the output facet of the laser and the input facet of the waveguide are separated by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jon P. Hurley, Roger L. Hipwell, Jr.
  • Method and Apparatus for Aligning a Laser Diode on a Slider
    Publication number: 20110267930
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a structure including a waveguide and a pocket adjacent to an input facet of the waveguide. A laser has an output facet and is positioned in the pocket. A stop is included one at least one of the laser and a wall of the pocket. The stop is positioned at an interface between the laser and the wall of the pocket such that the output facet of the laser and the input facet of the waveguide are separated by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jon P. Hurley, Roger L. Hipwell
  • Method and Apparatus for Aligning a Laser Diode on a Slider
    Publication number: 20110266469
    Abstract: A structure includes a channel waveguide and a pocket adjacent to an input facet of the channel waveguide. A laser having an output facet is positioned in the pocket. The structure includes a stop on either the laser or a wall of the pocket. The stop is positioned at an interface between the laser and the wall of the pocket such that the output facet of the laser and the input facet of the waveguide are separated by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Arkadi Goulakov, Thomas R. Boonstra, Jon P. Hurley