Patents by Inventor Phil Gooras

Phil Gooras 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).

  • Positioning goniometry
    Patent number: 9459083
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method contemplating a goniometer stage having a base, and a roller bearing having a first annular race supported by the base and a concentric second annular race. A rotor plate is configured to support a workpiece, and defines a bearing surface contacting the second annular race throughout a selective movement of the rotor plate with respect to the base along an arc defining an axis of rotation that is spaced apart from the rotor plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Grant Hester, Phil Gooras
  • POSITIONING GONIOMETRY
    Publication number: 20160195381
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method contemplating a goniometer stage having a base, and a roller bearing having a first annular race supported by the base and a concentric second annular race. A rotor plate is configured to support a workpiece, and defines a bearing surface contacting the second annular race throughout a selective movement of the rotor plate with respect to the base along an arc defining an axis of rotation that is spaced apart from the rotor plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Grant Hester, Phil Gooras