Patents by Inventor Paul E. Schwing

Paul E. Schwing 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).

  • Scanning beam suspension adjustment
    Patent number: 7275408
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for simultaneously adjusting the gram load and radius geometry height of a head suspension by scanning a spring region of the head suspension with a laser beam. The incremental height difference between left and right legs of a spring region of the suspension may also be concurrently corrected. Apparatus and method for measuring the radius geometry height are provided by two or more non-contacting optical probes. A nitrogen atmosphere may be maintained in the region scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Senthil Balasubramaniam, Trent A. Johnson, Derek J. Schanil, Roger W. Schmitz, Stephen P. Toperzer, Hryhory T. Koba, Timothy G. Rice, Paul E. Schwing, Blair M. Erickson, Mohamed Salah H. Khlif