Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Durrum

Thomas Michael Durrum 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).

  • Top cover air gate for an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive
    Patent number: 6342991
    Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the operative force on an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive includes an air gate having an elongated rib extending parallel to the air vane immediately downstream of the air vane for reducing pressure behind the air vane during disc drive operation to reduce the disc speed at which the latch apparatus moves from a latched position to an unlatched position. The air gate is preferably a rib extending along an underside surface of the head disc assembly cover positioned parallel to the air vane and immediately downstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Shantanu Dattatrey Joshi, Thomas Michael Durrum, Darrel Ray Culver