Patents by Inventor Steven Louis Kaczeus

Steven Louis Kaczeus 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).

  • High capacity, low profile disk drive system
    Patent number: 6385006
    Abstract: A disk drive system provides a low height device by mounting a circuit board or boards containing the electronic circuitry in the same enclosure with the head-disk assembly (HDA). The drive actuator mechanism is positioned at one side of one end of the enclosure and the circuit board or boards are positioned at the other side of that end of the enclosure. A gasket seals the HDA from contaminants, while the enclosure protects the electronic circuitry and cables from physical damage, electrostatic charges and electromagnetic interference. The circuit board or boards can be removed from the enclosure without removing the entire disk drive from the using system, and the entire drive assembly can readily be removed from the using system for replacement or use in another system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Louis Kaczeus, William Nicholas Thanos, James Drury Fahey
  • High capacity, low profile disk drive system
    Patent number: 5886850
    Abstract: A disk drive system provides a low height device by mounting a circuit board or boards containing the electronic circuitry in the same enclosure with the head-disk assembly (HDA). The drive actuator mechanism is positioned at one side of one end of the enclosure and the circuit board or boards are positioned at the other side of that end of the enclosure. A gasket seals the HDA from contaminants, while the enclosure protects the electronic circuitry and cables from physical damage, electrostatic charges and electromagnetic interference. The circuit board or boards can be removed from the enclosure without removing the entire disk drive from the using system, and the entire drive assembly can readily be removed from the using system for replacement or use in another system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: TEAC Corporation, DZU Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Louis Kaczeus, William Nicholas Thanos, James Drury Fahey