Patents by Inventor Steve R. Speckmann

Steve R. Speckmann 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).

  • Head suspension mounting system for a disc drive
    Patent number: 6417993
    Abstract: An improved system for mounting the head suspensions to the actuator mounting arms of a disc drive actuator. The mounting system of the invention includes novel features on both the head suspension mounting plates and on the actuator head mounting arms that facilitate head suspension mounting without the introduction of plastic deformation in any of the mounting elements. The mounting plate of the invention includes a boss and a hole. The boss and hole are dimensioned for interference fit with complementary elements on a second mounting plate located on the opposite side of the actuator head mounting arm, to provide the retention force of the mounting system. The bosses of the mounting plates also form an interference fit with cooperative holes in the actuator head mounting arm. Compliance features are included with the holes on the actuator head mounting arm to prevent plastic deformation of the material of the head mounting arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Rishi Kant, Steve R. Speckmann, Mark A. Schwandt
  • HEAD SUSPENSION MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A DISC DRIVE
    Publication number: 20020051318
    Abstract: An improved system for mounting the head suspensions to the actuator mounting arms of a disc drive actuator. The mounting system of the invention includes novel features on both the head suspension mounting plates and on the actuator head mounting arms that facilitate head suspension mounting without the introduction of plastic deformation in any of the mounting elements. The mounting plate of the invention includes a boss and a hole. The boss and hole are dimensioned for interference fit with complementary elements on a second mounting plate located on the opposite side of the actuator head mounting arm, to provide the retention force of the mounting system. The bosses of the mounting plates also form an interference fit with cooperative holes in the actuator head mounting arm. Compliance features are included with the holes on the actuator head mounting arm to prevent plastic deformation of the material of the head mounting arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: RISHI KANT, STEVE R. SPECKMANN, MARK A. SCHWANDT