Patents by Inventor Scott Tam

Scott Tam 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).

  • Apparatus and method for dampening disk vibration in storage devices
    Patent number: 6961207
    Abstract: Aerodynamic forces contribute to disk and actuator vibration leading to track positioning errors in storage devices such as hard disk drives. The invention provides a variety of dampening mechanisms and a method of dampening to alleviate these problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Woo Kang, Seong Hoon Kim, Gregory Tran, Vincent Nguyen, Scott Tam, Nikollay Ivanov, Joe Bragg
  • Apparatus and method for dampening disk vibration in storage devices
    Publication number: 20030072103
    Abstract: Aerodynamic forces contribute to disk and actuator vibration leading to track positioning errors in storage devices such as hard disk drives. The invention provides a variety of dampening mechanisms and a method of dampening to alleviate these problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Seong Woo Kang, Seong Hoon Kim, Gregory Tran, Vincent Nguyen, Scott Tam, Nikollay Ivanov, Joe Bragg