Patents by Inventor Steven L. Weber

Steven L. Weber 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).

  • Patent number: 11348610
    Abstract: A data storage device includes at least one data storage disc, at least one head supported by a rotatable actuator arm, an elevator configured to move the rotatable actuator arm in a z direction, a first vertical guide post, a ramp assembly configured to support the head on a movable ramp, and a bracket attached to the movable ramp. The at least one head is configured to communicate with the at least one data storage disc when positioned over the at least one data storage disc. The movable ramp is moveable in a z direction parallel to the first vertical guide post. The bracket is engageable to the rotatable actuator arm so that the bracket moves along the first vertical guide post in unison with z direction motion of the rotatable actuator arm via the elevator, and the bracket is disengageable from the rotatable actuator arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Herdendorf, Riyan Alex Mendonsa, Wolfgang Rosner, Steven L. Weber, Krishnan Subramanian, Edward Charles Gage
  • Patent number: 10803907
    Abstract: A rack enclosure system includes a receiving frame and a carrier. The carrier is configured to capture a storage device and to be slidably received by the receiving frame in a mounting direction. The carrier includes a first rail and a second rail each extending between a front end and a back end. The carrier also includes a cap member. The cap member may be rotatably or non-rotatably connected to the first rail at the front end. The cap is releasably connected to the second rail adjacent to the front end. The carrier further includes a handle with a cam portion and a latch portion. The cam portion is rotatably connected to the cap member and optionally the first rail. The latch portion is releasably connected to the cap member or the second rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ellis Schroeder, Steven L. Weber, Anil Koyad Choyikkunnil, Anwar Maliyamveetil Ibrahim
  • Publication number: 20180146569
    Abstract: A rack enclosure system includes a receiving frame and a carrier. The carrier is configured to capture a storage device and to be slidably received by the receiving frame in a mounting direction. The carrier includes a first rail and a second rail each extending between a front end and a back end. The carrier also includes a cap member. The cap member may be rotatably or non-rotatably connected to the first rail at the front end. The cap is releasably connected to the second rail adjacent to the front end. The carrier further includes a handle with a cam portion and a latch portion. The cam portion is rotatably connected to the cap member and optionally the first rail. The latch portion is releasably connected to the cap member or the second rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Ellis Schroeder, Steven L. Weber, Anil Koyad Choyikkunnil, Anwar Maliyamveetil Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 9460756
    Abstract: Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus in which a base deck and a cover are coupled to one another via a coupling that forms a hermetic seal around a cavity defined by the base deck and the cover. A guard protects the coupling from external forces via a surface aligned with and extending along the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kent J. Forbord, Andrew J. Hutchinson, Steven L. Weber