Patents by Inventor Roderick Munro Urquhart

Roderick Munro Urquhart 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).

  • Patent number: 5757582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a miniature hard disk drive system including a substantially sealed enclosure housing a head-disk assembly and a printed circuit board assembly. The head-disk assembly includes a rotary drive motor and an actuator assembly which pivotally supports and positions one or more read-write head flexure assemblies. In one aspect of the invention, the drive system includes two miniature hard disks having an outer diameter of between 40 mm and 50 mm and has a total thickness not exceeding 10.5 mm. In another aspect, the printed circuit board assembly has first contact pads and the head-disk assembly has a flexible circuit assembly with a first flexible portion connected to the actuator assembly for electrical connection to the read-write heads and with a second flexible portion having second contact pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Calluna Technology Limited
    Inventors: Norman Jackson White, Michael Gordon Caithness, Roderick Munro Urquhart, Alec Donald Stewart