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Robert A. Nottingham
Also filed as: NOTTINGHAM ROBERT · NOTTINGHAM ROBERT A · NOTTINGHAM ROBERT ALAN
35 granted patents·3 pending applications·406 citations·filing 1993–2016
97Inventor score
Files withSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY4HERNDON TROY M2LEBLANC JEFFRY ARNOLD2PARSONEAULT NORBERT STEVEN2
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38 records- 0195US7372663B2Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·23 cites·19 claims
- 0291US6900568B2Fluid dynamic bearing motor configured with an integrated counterplate to contain bearing fluidSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 31, 2005·31 cites·15 claims
- 0391US5529404AAdhesiveless assembly with laser weldingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 25, 1996·51 cites·14 claims
- 0489US6575634B2Thermal compensation without creep in a hydrodynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·27 cites·20 claims
- 0586US7626783B2Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 1, 2009·5 cites·27 claims
- 0686US6149161AGrooved pumping sealSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·39 cites·12 claims
- 0783US6282053B1Adhesiveless disc drive spindle assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 28, 2001·54 cites·34 claims
- 0881US7234868B2Radial pumping oil seal for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·17 cites·13 claims
- 0979US7726882B2Dual seal for optimized performanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·6 cites·22 claims
- 1079US6672766B2Easy-fill, easy-press conical bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·13 cites·20 claims
- 1178US6669369B1Fluid dynamic bearing secondary capillary seal reservoirSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·15 cites·20 claims
- 1274US5313128ALead wire elimination for enclosed spindle motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1993·Granted May 17, 1994·41 cites·6 claims
- 1373US9133989B2Mechanical attachment system for linear light modulesLUMENETIX INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1473US7944645B2Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Granted May 17, 2011·1 cites·39 claims
- 1572US6731456B2Fluid dynamic bearing thermal compensationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted May 4, 2004·13 cites·20 claims
- 1670US8181348B2Shielding fluid reservoirs of fluid dynamic bearing motorsHERNDON TROY M·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2012·4 cites·21 claims
- 1769US6608734B1Stator ring mass/stiffener for improved acousticsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·15 cites·24 claims
- 1868US7224552B2High-speed centrifugal seal for a spindle motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·10 cites·17 claims
- 1965US7679243B2Motor assembly with multifunctional componentsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·3 cites·8 claims
- 2064US8562222B2Hub and spindle assemblyLEBLANC JEFFRY ARNOLD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 22, 2013·2 cites·10 claims
- 2164US7101085B2Rotating shaft conical fluid dynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·8 cites·10 claims
- 2263US6946764B2Conical hybrid FDB motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 20, 2005·8 cites·21 claims
- 2360US9850941B2Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2459US9470261B2Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearingPARSONEAULT NORBERT STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 18, 2016·1 cites·5 claims
- 2556US6702465B2Exclusion seal for fluid dynamic bearing motorsFiled 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·6 cites·17 claims
- 2655US6822825B2Stiffness compensation for a thermally compensated fluid dynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·2 cites·19 claims
- 2755US2009142009A1Fluid dynamic bearing systemSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2852US9068596B2Hub and spindle assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 2951US10192579B2Fluid dynamic bearing motors with different width pump seals and journal bearingsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 3051US8690436B2Hub and spindle assemblyLEBLANC JEFFRY ARNOLD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·0 cites·17 claims
- 3150US9115758B2Shield restricting axial movementHERNDON TROY M·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 3248US7893585B2Motor assembly with multifunctional componentsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 22, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 3343US8454238B2Spindle regionsPARSONEAULT NORBERT STEVEN·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 4, 2013·0 cites·21 claims
- 3443US7493695B2Method for designing a fluid dynamic bearing systemSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·0 cites·20 claims
- 3543US2005013041A1Apparatus & method for forming a rotatable ferrofluidic seal between a shaft and a hubSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3642US9093108B2Fluid dynamic bearing and pumping sealLEBLANC JEFFREY A·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 28, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
- 3740US6018438AProtective magnet shield for a spindle motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·9 cites·5 claims
- 3837US2003234589A1Rotor limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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