Patents by Inventor Maxwell Reese Kraus

Maxwell Reese Kraus 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).

  • Patent number: 10593358
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis. The data storage device further includes a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator via a first flexible circuit. The data storage device further includes a second electrical connector separate from but in a stacked arrangement with the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector is configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator via a second flexible circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Maxwell Reese Kraus, Roger A. Resh, Andrew R. Motzko, Michael Allen Mewes
  • Publication number: 20190385639
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis. The data storage device further includes a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator via a first flexible circuit. The data storage device further includes a second electrical connector separate from but in a stacked arrangement with the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector is configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator via a second flexible circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Maxwell Reese Kraus, Roger A. Resh, Andrew R. Motzko, Michael Allen Mewes
  • Patent number: 10446180
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a storage device includes a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis. The storage device further includes a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator, and a second electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator and to communicate electrical signals to and from the first electrical connector. The storage device includes a hermetically-sealed body, the hermetically-sealed body including a base deck and a top cover, wherein the second electrical connector is configured to send and receive electrical signals to and from the first actuator and the second actuator through a single aperture in the hermetically-sealed body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Maxwell Reese Kraus, Roger A. Resh, Andrew R. Motzko, Michael Allen Mewes
  • Publication number: 20190295578
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a storage device includes a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis. The storage device further includes a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator, and a second electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator and to communicate electrical signals to and from the first electrical connector. The storage device includes a hermetically-sealed body, the hermetically-sealed body including a base deck and a top cover, wherein the second electrical connector is configured to send and receive electrical signals to and from the first actuator and the second actuator through a single aperture in the hermetically-sealed body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Maxwell Reese Kraus, Roger A. Resh, Andrew R. Motzko, Michael Allen Mewes
  • Patent number: 10424336
    Abstract: An environmental control module for use in a hard disk drive, the environmental control module including a body member having an outer peripheral wall defining an inner body member area, the peripheral wall comprising a top edge and a bottom edge, a dividing wall separating at least a portion of the inner body member area into a first section and a second section, and a bottom surface extending from the bottom edge of the outer peripheral wall and comprising an opening into the first section of the inner body member area. The module further includes a first permeable member covering the opening in the bottom surface, a desiccant positioned within the second section of the inner body member area, and a non-permeable member covering the second section of the inner body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventor: Maxwell Reese Kraus