Patents by Inventor Samuel Severson

Samuel Severson 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).

  • Retaining internal pressure in a data storage device in a vacuum
    Patent number: 11105703
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a test chamber and a pressure-application structure. The pressure-application structure is configured to apply a force on a device under test within the test chamber in response to a vacuum being drawn in the test chamber. The force has a magnitude that is proportional to a difference between an external pressure outside the test chamber and an internal pressure within the test chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Byrne, Samuel Severson, Jason Delaney, John Rigsby
  • RETAINING INTERNAL PRESSURE IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE IN A VACUUM
    Publication number: 20200064220
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a test chamber and a pressure-application structure. The pressure-application structure is configured to apply a force on a device under test within the test chamber in response to a vacuum being drawn in the test chamber. The force has a magnitude that is proportional to a difference between an external pressure outside the test chamber and an internal pressure within the test chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Byrne, Samuel Severson, Jason Delaney, John Rigsby