Patents by Inventor Robert C. Winter

Robert C. Winter 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).

  • Oil lubricating process for actuator pivot bearings
    Patent number: 9366384
    Abstract: A method of lubricating a bearing for an actuator pivot of a storage device, the method including receiving an assembled bearing for an actuator pivot of a storage device, applying a volume of soap-free oil onto a bearing component of the assembled bearing, and dispensing a predetermined volume of soap-containing grease into a bearing cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Walker, Robert C. Winter
  • RESONANCE RESPONSE TESTING ON A BEARING
    Publication number: 20090139302
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method is provided for holding an inner race of a bearing stationary with respect to rotational movement while leaving a hub that is fixed in rotation with an outer race of the bearing unencumbered. The hub is excited by contactingly engaging it with a predetermined mechanical force. The resonance response of the hub to the excitation is determined and used to characterize the bearing qualitatively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Winter, Eddy Larson, Shaun Salisbury