Patents by Inventor Joseph Stephan

Joseph Stephan 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).

  • Publication number: 20150332716
    Abstract: Assemblies and methods that include a flex circuit having a slider facing surface and an opposing back surface; a slider having a back surface and an opposing air bearing surface (ABS), the slider including an electrical connection region; and a through circuit electrical connection, that is in electrical connection with the electrical connection region of the slider, the back surface of the slider interfacing with the slider facing surface of the flex circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jason B. Gadbois, Bradley Ver Meer, Joseph Stephan, Scott Matzke, Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama, Christopher Unger
  • Patent number: 9171561
    Abstract: Assemblies and methods that include a flex circuit having a slider facing surface and an opposing back surface; a slider having a back surface and an opposing air bearing surface (ABS), the slider including an electrical connection region; and a through circuit electrical connection, that is in electrical connection with the electrical connection region of the slider, the back surface of the slider interfacing with the slider facing surface of the flex circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jason B. Gadbois, Bradley Ver Meer, Joseph Stephan, Scott Matzke, Ravishankar Ajjanagadde Shivarama, Christopher Unger
  • Patent number: D1015615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Stephan, Zack Zlevor, Jon Rasche