Patents by Inventor Valerie J. Webber

Valerie J. Webber 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 conductivity ground planes for integrated lead suspensions
    Patent number: 7710687
    Abstract: An integrated lead flexure or suspension including an insulating layer, a plurality of traces on the insulating layer and a stainless steel base layer on the side of the insulating layer opposite the traces. The traces are free of a conductive shield layer on the side opposite the insulating layer. One or more voids extend through the stainless steel layer below the traces. The voids are filled with a high conductivity metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith W. Carlson, Larry C. Webb, Jr., Valerie J. Webber