Patents by Inventor Robert Reinhart

Robert Reinhart 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).

  • Bi-stable inertial latch for hard disk drives
    Patent number: 6680822
    Abstract: A disk drive includes a stop, a head stack assembly and a latch having a latch arm that is movable between a closed position and an open position. The latch includes a first retainer that urges the latch arm toward the open position, and a second retainer that urges the latch arm toward the closed position. The latch includes a mover that contacts the latch arm upon a sufficient shock to the disk drive and causes the latch arm to move to the closed position. The disk drive includes an actuator motor that momentarily urges the head stack assembly against the latch during startup of the disk drive, thereby moving the latch arm to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur Lin, Robert Reinhart, Rodney Ngai