Patents by Inventor Mike Allen Seigler

Mike Allen Seigler 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).

  • Laser recess head gimbal assembly
    Patent number: 8514671
    Abstract: A slider may have a first surface on an air bearing surface (ABS) and a laser recess formed in a second surface of the slider, opposite the first surface. A laser can then be positioned in the laser recess with the laser extending from the slider to a top plane. A stud may be formed adjacent to and separated from the laser on the second surface of the slider with the stud extending from the second surface of the slider to the top plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Yongjun Zhao, Mike Allen Seigler, Mark Henry Ostrowski
  • Laser Recess Head Gimbal Assembly
    Publication number: 20130028060
    Abstract: A slider may have a first surface on an air bearing surface (ABS) and a laser recess formed in a second surface of the slider, opposite the first surface. A laser can then be positioned in the laser recess with the laser extending from the slider to a top plane. A stud may be formed adjacent to and separated from the laser on the second surface of the slider with the stud extending from the second surface of the slider to the top plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Yongjun Zhao, Mike Allen Seigler, Mark Henry Ostrowski