Patents by Inventor Maiers Michael Alan

Maiers Michael Alan 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).

  • Disc drive bottom mounting through a shield plate
    Publication number: 20020054453
    Abstract: A disc drive mounting assembly is disclosed for bottom mounting a disc drive to a mounting structure. The disc drive includes a baseplate having mounting rails, a shield plate, and a printed circuit board assembly positioned between the baseplate and the shield plate. The shield plate includes a mounting flange having a boss for receiving a mounting fastener. Each mounting rail includes a notch aligned with and receiving the mounting flange. The notch has a depth such that a clearance region is defined between the flange and the mounting rail to receive the boss. The clearance region also receives the end of a fastener extending through the boss. The notch has a solid base preventing a fastener from entering the base mounting rail and pulling the baseplate down relative to the shield plate to prevent compressing the printed circuit board assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Maiers Michael Alan