Patents by Inventor Shane Van Sloun

Shane Van Sloun 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).

  • METHOD OF FORMING A HEAD SUSPENSION WITH AN INTEGRAL BOSS TOWER
    Publication number: 20070086114
    Abstract: A method of making a multi-piece head suspension for a rigid disk drive. The method includes providing a first layer including a mounting region with an integral boss tower attached to a stiffener by one or more positioning tabs; attaching a second layer including a spring region to an interface between the mounting region and the stiffener; attaching a flexure to the stiffener; and removing the positioning tabs. The flexure can optionally be a portion of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shane Van Sloun, Mark Christianson, Stevenson Marek, James Mahoney, Mark Schmidt, Brandon Fraser, Jeffry Bennin
  • Swaging-optimized baseplate for disk drive head suspension
    Publication number: 20060174472
    Abstract: A baseplate for swaging a disk drive head suspension to an arm having a thickness and a neutral axis. The baseplate includes a boss tower having an outer diameter high point configured to be located within about ±6% of the arm thickness from the neutral axis when swaged to an arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Yiduo Zhang, Wade Linnertz, Randolph Fossum, Shane Van Sloun