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Brian L. Rappel
Also filed as: RAPPEL BRIAN L · RAPPEL BRIAN LEE
23 granted patents·2 pending applications·599 citations·filing 1994–2014
96Inventor score
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25 records- 0195US8717706B1Disk drive with a spherical balance plugWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 6, 2014·47 cites·10 claims
- 0294US6285524B1Structure and enclosure assembly for a disk driveIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 4, 2001·86 cites·6 claims
- 0393US8665555B1Disk drive with added external labyrinth path during servo track writingYOUNG LIONEL·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·50 cites·10 claims
- 0492US8437101B1Disk drive with a spherical balance plugGERMAN CURTIS S·Filed 2010·Granted May 7, 2013·54 cites·12 claims
- 0592US5659441AMechanical device enclosure for high performance tape driveIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 19, 1997·94 cites·7 claims
- 0691US5949619AServo actuated read/write head actuator assembly for a tape driveIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 7, 1999·60 cites·5 claims
- 0788US5726834AActuator for servo actuated tape driveIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 10, 1998·58 cites·7 claims
- 0886US5793573AHybrid actuator servo actuated tape drive having a pivotally mounted motion transmission memberIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 11, 1998·42 cites·9 claims
- 0985US7821735B1Apparatus and method for sealing a hard drive enclosureBOGACZ CHAD A·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·13 cites·26 claims
- 1085US7667931B1Flexible electrical interconnection with ends urged into engagement with curved surfaces of a support and hub in a miniature hard disk drive and methodBRAUSE DAVID D·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·9 cites·19 claims
- 1174US7593192B1Ramp arrangements for a disk drive and methodRAPPEL BRIAN L·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 22, 2009·3 cites·25 claims
- 1271US5872679AStructure and enclosure assembly for a disk driveIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 16, 1999·16 cites·10 claims
- 1369US5872678AEnclosure assembly for a disk with a locational and retention cast docket structure for a connector and flexible cable connected to an electronics cardIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·15 cites·10 claims
- 1465US5677806AHead locking apparatus in a servo system so that the head can read and write data on a tape without servo trucksIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 14, 1997·20 cites·6 claims
- 1558US7817380B2Ramp arrangement for a disk drive and methodRAPPEL BRIAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 19, 2010·0 cites·20 claims
- 1654US6826138B2Method for aligning actuator assembly to a base in a miniature optical disk driveDPHI ACQUISITIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·3 cites·20 claims
- 1751US9836097B2Storage drive and storage drive blockHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 1851US5644453ATape drive actuator including a one piece internally pre-loaded linear bearingIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 1, 1997·9 cites·17 claims
- 1950US5710681APivot bearing having no moving parts for use in a high density data tape driveIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 20, 1998·9 cites·9 claims
- 2046US6215074B1Direct mounting system for a disk driveIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 10, 2001·7 cites·30 claims
- 2140USD488817SCartridge for a data storage diskDPHI ACQUISITIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·4 cites·1 claims
- 2239US6829120B2Data cartridge load/unload mechanism for disk driveDPHI ACQUISITIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 7, 2004·0 cites·19 claims
- 2336US2002126614A1Mechanism and method for opening shutter of data cartridge in disk driveDATAPLAY INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2435US2002131201A1Mechanism and method for limiting ejection of data cartridge from a disk driveDATAPLAY INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2531US6906892B2Mechanism and method for positioning data cartridge in disk driveDPHI AQUISITIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 14, 2005·0 cites·7 claims
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