Patents by Inventor Ron Kirkish

Ron Kirkish 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).

  • Disk drive actuator parking method using impact rebound crash stop with bias tab and pusher and crash stop faces
    Patent number: 7248441
    Abstract: The invention includes an impact rebound crash stop pivoting about a pivot between the top and bottom yoke of an actuator magnet assembly. The impact rebound crash stop includes a latch bias tab magnetically attracted to the voice coil magnet when it is near. The invention further includes a proximity latch allowing the actuator to stay on the ramp when not in use. The invention includes the operation of actuator arms embedding part of the magnetic proximity latch, actuators, and disk drives using the crash stop and proximity latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Chang, Ron Kirkish, Vinod Sharma, Frank I. Morris, Bipin V. Gami
  • Disk drive actuator impact rebound crash stop with bias tab and pusher and crash stop faces
    Patent number: 6967822
    Abstract: The invention includes an impact rebound crash stop pivoting about a pivot between the top and bottom yoke of an actuator magnet assembly. The impact rebound crash stop includes a latch bias tab magnetically attracted to the voice coil magnet when it is near. The invention further includes a proximity latch allowing the actuator to stay on the ramp when not in use. The invention includes actuator arms embedding part of the magnetic proximity latch, actuators, and disk drives using the crash stop and proximity latch, as well as methods of making actuator arms, actuators and disk drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Chang, Ron Kirkish, Vinod Sharma, Frank I. Morris, Bipin V. Gami
  • Operating a proximity latch mechanism using an impact rebound crash stop for an outside disk ramp loading disk drive
    Publication number: 20040240117
    Abstract: The invention includes an impact rebound crash stop pivoting about a pivot between the top and bottom yoke of an actuator magnet assembly. The impact rebound crash stop includes a latch bias tab magnetically attracted to the voice coil magnet when it is near. The invention further includes a proximity latch allowing the actuator to stay on the ramp when not in use. The invention includes the operation of actuator arms embedding part of the magnetic proximity latch, actuators, and disk drives using the crash stop and proximity latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Joseph Chang, Ron Kirkish, Vinod Sharma, Frank I. Morris, Bipin V. Gami
  • Manufacturing method using a proximity latch mechanism in an impact rebound crash stop for an outside disk ramp loading disk drive
    Publication number: 20040231140
    Abstract: The invention includes methods of making actuator arms, actuators and disk drives using an impact rebound crash stop pivoting about a pivot between the top and bottom yoke of an actuator magnet assembly. The impact rebound crash stop includes a latch bias tab magnetically attracted to the voice coil magnet when it is near. The invention further includes a proximity latch allowing the actuator to stay on the ramp when not in use. The invention includes actuator arms embedding part of the magnetic proximity latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Joseph Chang, Ron Kirkish, Vinod Sharma, I. Morris, Bipin V. Gami
  • Pawl latch for ramp loading hard disk drivers
    Patent number: 6731468
    Abstract: A latch for securing an actuator arm of a hard disk drive. The latch has a catch portion that can engage a latch portion of the actuator arm. The latch also has a pusher portion and a crash stop portion that engage the actuator arm during movement into a latched position and prevent the latch from rebounding away from the arm. The pusher and crash stop portions eliminate the need for a separate crash stop in the disk drive. Eliminating the separate crash stop component reduces the complexity and cost for mass producing the disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kelly Williams, Ron Kirkish, Joseph Chang
  • Proximity latch mechanism using an impact rebound crash stop for an outside disk ramp loading disk drive
    Publication number: 20030189795
    Abstract: The invention includes an impact rebound crash stop pivoting about a pivot between the top and bottom yoke of an actuator magnet assembly. The impact rebound crash stop includes a latch bias tab magnetically attracted to the voice coil magnet when it is near. The invention further includes a proximity latch allowing the actuator to stay on the ramp when not in use. The invention includes actuator arms embedding part of the magnetic proximity latch, actuators, and disk drives using the crash stop and proximity latch, as well as methods of making actuator arms, actuators and disk drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Chang, Ron Kirkish, Vinod Sharma, Frank I. Morris, Bipin V. Gami
  • Pawl latch for ramp loading hard disk drivers
    Publication number: 20020149882
    Abstract: A latch for securing an actuator arm of a hard disk drive. The latch has a catch portion that can engage a latch portion of the actuator arm. The latch also has a pusher portion and a crash stop portion that engage the actuator arm during movement into a latched position and prevent the latch from rebounding away from the arm. The pusher and crash stop portions eliminate the need for a separate crash stop in the disk drive. Eliminating the separate crash stop component reduces the complexity and cost for mass producing the disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Kelly Williams, Ron Kirkish, Joseph Chang