Patents by Inventor Roy John MacKinnon

Roy John MacKinnon 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).

  • Vibration damper for actuator assembly
    Patent number: 8068309
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vibration damper for an actuator assembly. One exemplary embodiment relates to an actuator assembly including a magnetic assembly configured to produce a magnetic field and an actuator movable relative to the magnetic assembly in response to the magnetic field, wherein the actuator includes a vibration damper which interacts with the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Roy John MacKinnon, Larry Ernest Wittig, Jonathan Scott Haynes
  • VIBRATION DAMPER FOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100053804
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vibration damper for an actuator assembly. One exemplary embodiment relates to an actuator assembly including a magnetic assembly configured to produce a magnetic field and an actuator movable relative to the magnetic assembly in response to the magnetic field, wherein the actuator includes a vibration damper which interacts with the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Roy John MacKinnon, Larry Ernest Wittig, Jonathan Scott Haynes