Patents by Inventor Mark A. Avery

Mark A. Avery 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).

  • Silicon structural support of linear microactuator
    Patent number: 6356418
    Abstract: An integral computer hard drive microactuator support comprising a unitary member of solid material. The support includes a frame portion surrounding and defining an opening portion, and a platform portion disposed within the opening portion. Four fixed-fixed beam portions connect the platform portion to the frame portion, the fixed-fixed beam portions being generally rectangular in cross section and substantially straight along their length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark W. Heaton, Michael K. Masten, Mark A. Avery, Philip A. Congdon, Tsen-Hwang Lin