Patents by Inventor Trao B. Ly

Trao B. Ly 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).

  • Disk drive inertial latch
    Publication number: 20040100733
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an inertial latch for an actuator of a disk drive that includes: an inertial lever, which inertial lever includes: (a) a first and a second pivot structure that are disposed to enable the inertial lever to rotate about a first or a second center of rotation; (b) a first and a second magnetically attractive member that are disposed to enable the inertial lever to move to a predetermined position in the absence of a rotational shock; and (c) a latch disposed to latch an actuator lock mechanism of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Riospring, Inc.
    Inventors: Long V. Nguyen, Trao B. Ly