Patents by Inventor Kyoji Igarashi

Kyoji Igarashi 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).

  • Head suspension assembly
    Patent number: 6075674
    Abstract: A head suspension assembly 10 wherein a tube 5, through which pass a plurality of covered wires 4, is clamped with a securing unit 6, a space between the covered wires 4 and the tube 5 is filled with a filler 7. The part of the tube 5 that is filled with filler 7 is clamped with securing unit 6. The securing unit 6 preferably is a claw section on the head suspension assembly. It is preferable that the tube 5is able to transmit light and the filler 7 can be cured by light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Aoyagi, Hiroshi Terashima, Kyoji Igarashi, Masatoshi Take
  • Method for fixedly attaching covered wires to a head suspension load beam
    Patent number: 5809635
    Abstract: A method for fixedly attaching covered wires to a load beam during the manufacturing of a head suspension assembly in order to provide an electrical connection to a head slider. The method includes the steps of passing the covered wires through a transparent tube, inserting a filler into the tube at a point where clamping is required, curing the filler, visually identifying the filer location, and clamping the tube at the filer location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Aoyagi, Hiroshi Terashima, Kyoji Igarashi, Masatoshi Take
  • Head suspension assembly and its manufacturing method
    Patent number: 5610785
    Abstract: A head suspension assembly 10 wherein a tube 5, through which pass a plurality of covered wires 4, is clamped with a securing unit 6. A space between the covered wires 4 and the tube 5 is filled with a filler 7. The part of the tube 5 that is filled with filler 7 is clamped with securing unit 6. The securing unit 6 preferably is a claw section on the head suspension assembly. It is preferable that the tube 5 is able to transmit light and the filler 7 can be cured by light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Aoyagi, Hiroshi Terashima, Kyoji Igarashi, Masatoshi Take