Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Bowers

Michael Scott Bowers 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).

  • Cost reduced microactuator suspension
    Patent number: 8144435
    Abstract: An improved microactuator suspension is provided for use with high density storage media. The number of microactuator elements is reduced to one and placed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the suspension arm to maximize the windage and resonance performance and minimize the microactuator's contribution to bending stiffness and the off track bending component. An improved electrical connection eliminates the requirement for a jumper. These improvements reduce cost by reducing part count and assembly complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael Allen Greminger, John Stuart Wright, Michael Scott Bowers, Bradley Jay Ver Meer
  • COST REDUCED MICROACTUATOR SUSPENSION
    Publication number: 20100097726
    Abstract: An improved microactuator suspension is provided for use with high density storage media. The number of microactuator elements is reduced to one and placed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the suspension arm to maximize the windage and resonance performance and minimize the microactuator's contribution to bending stiffness and the off track bending component. An improved electrical connection eliminates the requirement for a jumper. These improvements reduce cost by reducing part count and assembly complexity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Allen Greminger, John Stuart Wright, Michael Scott Bowers, Bradley Jay Ver Meer