Patents by Inventor Shuntaro NUMATA

Shuntaro NUMATA 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).

  • Disk drive suspension including a flexure with an electrode connection portion that has regions of different thicknesses
    Patent number: 11869549
    Abstract: A suspension for a disk drive includes a plate member having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first penetration portion penetrating the first surface and the second surface, and a second penetration portion spaced from the first penetration portion and penetrating the first surface and the second surface, an actuator provided on the second surface and having an electrode located in the first penetration portion, and a flexure having an electrode connection portion connected to the electrode. The electrode connection portion includes a first region and a second region having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the first region, and the second region overlaps the second penetration portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama, Naoki Tanaka, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Shuntaro Numata
  • SUSPENSION FOR DISK DRIVE
    Publication number: 20230282230
    Abstract: A suspension for a disk drive includes a plate member having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first penetration portion penetrating the first surface and the second surface, and a second penetration portion spaced from the first penetration portion and penetrating the first surface and the second surface, an actuator provided on the second surface and having an electrode located in the first penetration portion, and a flexure having an electrode connection portion connected to the electrode. The electrode connection portion includes a first region and a second region having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the first region, and the second region overlaps the second penetration portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji SUGIYAMA, Naoki TANAKA, Kazuhiro SUGIYAMA, Shuntaro NUMATA