Patents by Inventor Kevin Tu

Kevin Tu 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).

  • Air razor and disk limiter for a hard disk drive
    Patent number: 7375921
    Abstract: A disk drive that has an air deflector which deflects at least a portion of airflow away from an actuator arm assembly of the drive. The air flow is typically generated by a rotating disk of the disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wilson Long, Woocheol Jeong, Kevin Tu
  • Air razor and disk limiter for a hard disk drive
    Publication number: 20070274007
    Abstract: A disk drive that has an air deflector which deflects at least a portion of airflow away from an actuator arm assembly of the drive. The air flow is typically generated by a rotating disk of the disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Wilson Long, Woocheol Jeong, Kevin Tu
  • Air razor and disk limiter for a hard disk drive
    Patent number: 6762908
    Abstract: A disk drive that has an air deflector which deflects at least a portion of airflow away from an actuator arm assembly of the drive. The air flow is typically generated by a rotating disk of the disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wilson Long, Woocheol Jeong, Kevin Tu
  • Method for protecting against ionizing radiation using a sprayed protective coating, and a protected structure
    Patent number: 6605818
    Abstract: A housing and the structure within its interior is protected by spraying a protective coating overlying and contacting at least a portion of the housing. The protective coating is an ionizing radiation protective material such as a neutron-shielding material, a gamma-ray/X-ray shielding material, and a capture gamma-ray suppression material. The protective coating is at least about 0.020 inch thick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David G. Cornog, Kevin Tu, Roderick A. Bulante
  • Air razor and disk limiter for a hard disk drive
    Publication number: 20030002206
    Abstract: A disk drive that has an air deflector which deflects at least a portion of airflow away from an actuator arm assembly of the drive. The air flow is typically generated by a rotating disk of the disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Wilson Long, Woocheol Jeong, Kevin Tu