Patents by Inventor Ted R. Davis

Ted R. Davis 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).

  • One-piece magnet return path assembly for a disk drive actuator
    Patent number: 5585679
    Abstract: A one-piece magnet return path assembly for a disk drive actuator comprises an upper plate, a lower plate and a plurality of standoffs extending between the upper and lower plates and establishing a pre-determined spacing between the plates. The upper and lower plates and the plurality of standoffs are stamped from a single sheet of magnetically permeable material that is then bent at predetermined locations to form the completed one-piece magnet return path assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Allen T. Bracken, Edward L. Rich, Ted R. Davis