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Nils E. Larson
Also filed as: LARSON NILS · LARSON NILS E · LARSON NILS ERIC
26 granted patents·4 pending applications·891 citations·filing 1984–2023
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30 records- 0197US8300352B1Disk drive having mounting inserts with cantilevered beamsLARSON NILS E·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 30, 2012·64 cites·16 claims
- 0297US7957102B1Disk drive including an actuator latch with a torsionally compliant pusher portionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·52 cites·16 claims
- 0397US7686555B1Wedge based fastenerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 30, 2010·69 cites·3 claims
- 0496US8203806B2Disk drive having a head loading/unloading ramp that includes a torsionally-compliant memberLARSON NILS E·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 19, 2012·50 cites·16 claims
- 0596US7660075B1Disk drive including an actuator latch with a pivot ball in a latch post opening and between a VCM top plate and the latchWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 9, 2010·54 cites·13 claims
- 0696US7633722B1Disk drive actuator rotary bearing attachment with cam memberWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 15, 2009·54 cites·21 claims
- 0794US6961212B1Shock isolation bearings and travel limit gaps in a spindle motor and disk drive using the sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·55 cites·11 claims
- 0894US6151197AWater slide suspension assembly having a stiffened vertically offset lift tabWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·98 cites·30 claims
- 0993US8416522B1Disk drive with stepped motor hubSCHOTT BRIAN P·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 9, 2013·51 cites·18 claims
- 1092US6061206AHead stack assembly for a disk drive having a unitary molded plastic E-blockWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 9, 2000·88 cites·4 claims
- 1191US5781373AAcoustic noise reduction system for a disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 14, 1998·88 cites·7 claims
- 1290US10742736B2Integrated erasure coding for data storage and transmissionWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·8 cites·19 claims
- 1388US5862019ADisk drive head actuator fabrication system employing standardized self-aligning modular componentsWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 19, 1999·54 cites·20 claims
- 1487US5818667ARetaining apparatus for a disk drive actuator assembly electrical flex circuitWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 6, 1998·52 cites·8 claims
- 1586US12424368B2Haptic actuatorAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1686US12405667B2Electronic device having a shock-resistant haptic engineAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 2, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1775US10886821B2Haptic actuator including thermally coupled heat spreading layer and related methodsAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·2 cites·26 claims
- 1866US8870507B1Wedge based fastenerLARSON NILS E·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 28, 2014·3 cites·4 claims
- 1966US4857692ASpray mode gas metal arc welding processUNION CARBIDE CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 15, 1989·21 cites·8 claims
- 2063US4645903AGas metal arc welding processUNION CARBIDE CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Feb 24, 1987·18 cites·4 claims
- 2161US11694831B2Haptic actuator including outwardly extending terminals from first and second housing shells and related methodsAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 4, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2261US2024079941A1Electromagnetic ActuatorAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2359US11178226B2Integrated erasure coding for data storage and transmissionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 2458US10877563B2Haptic actuator including overmolded field member and related methodsAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·21 claims
- 2557US2024079940A1Electromagnetic ActuatorAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2656US10719130B1Haptic actuator including overmolded field member and related methodsAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 21, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 2745US10599600B2Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching for multi-host computing system deploymentsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2845US2005050226A1Device mapping based on authentication user nameFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2943US5757588AHard disk assembly having a pivot bearing assembly comprising fingers bearing on a shaftWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·9 cites·7 claims
- 3040US2019191191A1Hybrid techniques for content distribution with edge devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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