Patents by Inventor Shane D. Kruse

Shane D. Kruse 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).

  • Varying thickness partial etch rails for disk drive head suspensions
    Patent number: 7952836
    Abstract: A load beam or load beam component having rails for use with a disk drive head suspension. The load beam or component is formed from a sheet of material having a first thickness. One or more polygons, beams or other structures having the full first thickness are formed in the rails by partial etching other portions of the rails to a non-zero second thickness that is less than the first thickness. The multi-thickness structures in the rails enhance the operational performance characteristics of the load beam or load beam component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary J. Berscheit, Shane D. Kruse