Patents by Inventor Kim E. Russell

Kim E. Russell 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).

  • Manufacturing apparatus for adjusting the position of a magnetic head in a flexible disk drive
    Patent number: 4458398
    Abstract: During manufacture of a flexible disk drive, the drive's head is located in its penetration direction, and then in radial, azimuth, tangential, roll and pitch attitudes by reading a test disk, as the head is held by a robotic head holder/manipulator. The head's signal produces closed-loop control of a serially-stacked array of rotary and linear motors which position the holder/manipulator. After the head is properly adjusted, it is clamped to the disk drive's head carriage.Cross Reference to Other ApplicationsApplication Ser. No. 391,058, filed June 22, 1982, "Manufacturing Method and Apparatus for Adjusting the Position of a Magnetic Head in a Flexible Disk Drive", by Paul M. Charlson, Richard H. Estry and Clarence R. Schwieters.Application Ser. No. 433,618, filed Oct. 12, 1982, "Manufacturing Apparatus for Adjusting the Position of a Magnetic Head in a Flexible Disk Drive", by Holger J. Baasch, Ross W. Bishop, Paul M. Charlson, James G. Hunzeker and Clarence R. Schwieters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1984
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew D. Goldstein, Kim E. Russell, Arthur W. Scott