Patents by Inventor Kin-Cheok Pong

Kin-Cheok Pong 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).

  • Disk drive having guide-vanes
    Patent number: 7031104
    Abstract: A disk drive includes an enclosure, a rotatable disk and an actuator arm, and also includes a plurality of arcuate channels. Airflow is created within the enclosure when the disk rotates. The plurality of arcuate channels facing the disk to decrease the turbulence of the airflow with respect to the actuator arm. The arcuate channels are formed on at least one portion of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arafat M. Butt, Raffi Codilian, Kin-Cheok Pong