Patents by Inventor Kevin Jon Schultz

Kevin Jon Schultz 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).

  • Suspension fabricated from silicon
    Patent number: 5896246
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a magnetic head suspension assembly (10) comprised of a rectangular portion (12), load beam (14) and flexure (16) fabricated from a silicon structure using the etching techniques of the integrated circuit fabrication industry. The magnetic head suspension assembly (10) has electrical leads (23) to a slider, a pre-amp circuit (25) and a microactuator (27) fabricated directly thereon. A system of providing a loading force passing to slider (50) comprises either a tapered base plate (40) adapted to be held by a horizontally oriented actuator arm or an actuator arm (60) having at least one angled receiving surface (62,64) for attachment to said suspension assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard August Budde, Kevin Jon Schultz, Daniel E. Glumac, Patrick J. Ryan, Cal E. Hardie
  • Method of forming a suspension fabricated from silicon
    Patent number: 5711063
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a magnetic head suspension assembly (10) comprised of a rectangular portion (12), load beam (14) and flexure (16) fabricated from a silicon structure using the etching techniques of the integrated circuit fabrication industry. Said magnetic head suspension assembly (10) having electrical leads (23) to a slider, a pre-amp circuit (25) and a microactuator (27) fabricated directly thereon. A system of providing a loading force passing to slider (50) comprising either a tapered base plate (40) adapted to be held by a horizontally oriented actuator arm or an actuator arm (60) having at least one angled receiving surface (62,64) for attachment to said suspension assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard August Budde, Kevin Jon Schultz, Daniel E. Glumac, Patrick J. Ryan, Cal E. Hardie