Patents by Inventor Lance J. Evans

Lance J. Evans 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detaching a head suspension component from a semi-finished suspension product
    Patent number: 8634164
    Abstract: A method of detaching a head suspension component from a locating and transport structure where the head suspension component is integrally connected to the locating and transport structure by a tab having a reduced tensile strength with respect to each of the head suspension component and the locating and transport structure. The method includes applying a tensile load to the tab to cause the tab to fracture, so that the head suspension component is detached from the locating and transport structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Bryan J. Scheele, Richard A. Schnitzler, Brett L. Haugen, Ronald W. Rome, Lance J. Evans, Gregory S. Nelson, Michael R. Jensen, Patrick R. LaLonde