Patents by Inventor Kousaku Wakatasuki

Kousaku Wakatasuki 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).

  • Flying head slider supporting mechanism having active air pressure control
    Patent number: 5390059
    Abstract: A flying head slider supporting mechanism comprises a rigid body disposed away from the surface of a magnetic recording medium by a predetermined distance, an air flow passage extending through the rigid body to the surface of the magnetic recording medium, a device for generating an air flow passing through the air flow passage toward the surface of the magnetic recording medium or generating an air flow passing from the surface, a read/write head for reproducing data recording on the magnetic recording medium or recording the same on the magnetic recording medium, a head slider disposed in the air flow and supporting the read/write head, a device for supporting the head slider movable relative to the rigid body in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the magnetic recording medium, and a device for generating a relative movement between the head slider and the magnetic recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Tokuyama, Yuzo Yamaguchi, Katsuaki Kikuchi, Kousaku Wakatasuki, Shoi Suzuki, Yoshinori Takeuchi