Patents by Inventor Mike Mayo

Mike Mayo 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).

  • Positioner for precisely moving an E-block of a disk drive
    Patent number: 7038886
    Abstract: A positioner (20) for a disk drive (10) that includes a magnet assembly (52), a conductor assembly (54), and a control system (22) is provided herein. The magnet assembly (52) includes a pair of magnet arrays (56A) (56B) and a pair of spaced apart flux return plates (75A) (75B). The conductor assembly (54) includes at least a first coil array (80) and a second coil array (82) that are substantially co-planar. The control system (22) directs current to electrically excite the coil arrays (80) (82) to maintain a data transducer (50) on a target track (32) of a storage disk (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Chang, Mike Mayo
  • Positioner for precisely moving an e-block of a disk drive
    Patent number: 6768614
    Abstract: A positioner (20) for a disk drive (10) that includes a magnet assembly (52), a conductor assembly (54), and a control system (22) is provided herein. The magnet assembly (52) includes a pair of magnet arrays (56A) (56B) and a pair of spaced apart flux return plates (75A) (75B). The conductor assembly (54) includes at least a first coil array (80) and a second coil array (82) that are substantially co-planar. The control system (22) directs current to electrically excite the coil arrays (80) (82) to maintain a data transducer (50) on a target track (32) of a storage disk (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Chang, Mike Mayo
  • Positioner for precisely moving an e-block of a disk drive
    Publication number: 20020097519
    Abstract: A positioner (20) for a disk drive (10) that includes a magnet assembly (52), a conductor assembly (54), and a control system (22) is provided herein. The magnet assembly (52) includes a pair of magnet arrays (56A) (56B) and a pair of spaced apart flux return plates (75A) (75B). The conductor assembly (54) includes at least a first coil array (80) and a second coil array (82) that are substantially coplanar. The control system (22) directs current to electrically excite the coil arrays (80) (82) to maintain a data transducer (50) on a target track (32) of a storage disk (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Ken Chang, Mike Mayo