Patents by Inventor Scott A. Bengtson

Scott A. Bengtson 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).

  • Apparatuses and methods having a bearing shield arrangement
    Patent number: 9273729
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus/method including rolling elements, an outer ring surrounding an inner ring and the inner and outer rings guiding rotation of the rolling elements in a rotation region therebetween, and a cap secured to the inner ring. The apparatus further includes a bearing shield arrangement secured to one of the outer and inner rings and configured with the other of the outer and inner rings to define a gap for the flow of vapor or lubricant from the rotation region through a vapor restricting pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Pottebaum, Scott A. Bengtson, David D. Koester
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS HAVING A BEARING SHIELD ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20150093061
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus/method including rolling elements, an outer ring surrounding an inner ring and the inner and outer rings guiding rotation of the rolling elements in a rotation region therebetween, and a cap secured to the inner ring. The apparatus further includes a bearing shield arrangement secured to one of the outer and inner rings and configured with the other of the outer and inner rings to define a gap for the flow of vapor or lubricant from the rotation region through a vapor restricting pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Pottebaum, Scott A. Bengtson, David D. Koester