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Adam Karl Himes
Also filed as: HIMES ADAM K · HIMES ADAM KARL
21 granted patents·3 pending applications·560 citations·filing 1998–2022
96Inventor score
Files withSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY4JOHNSON MICHAEL THOMAS1KROLNIK II JAMES RONALD1LIU DONGMING1
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24 records- 0195US6704157B2Passive damping method and circuit for data storage device actuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·59 cites·16 claims
- 0295US6078473AGimbal flexure for use with microactuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 20, 2000·130 cites·19 claims
- 0390US6545842B2Disc drive actuator assembly drag reduction featuresSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·30 cites·15 claims
- 0487US6046886AFlex circuit head interconnect with insulating spacerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 4, 2000·49 cites·19 claims
- 0586US6744602B2Modified gimbal tongue designs to reduce particle sensitivitySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 1, 2004·20 cites·21 claims
- 0685US6967821B2Head gimbal assembly including dampening for air bearing vibrationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·31 cites·20 claims
- 0784US6989959B2Drive level flow-field conditioning to reduce flow field turbulenceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 24, 2006·21 cites·21 claims
- 0884US6714384B2Reduced stiffness printed circuit head interconnectSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 30, 2004·56 cites·19 claims
- 0982US6021022AFlexure displacement limiter-flex circuit interconnectSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 1, 2000·37 cites·19 claims
- 1081US8730611B2Contact detectionLIU DONGMING·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 1181US7057856B2Gimbal strut shape to increase buckling loadSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·14 cites·28 claims
- 1279US6399889B1Head interconnect circuit with alignment fingerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 4, 2002·38 cites·19 claims
- 1374US6634086B2Method for connecting a head interconnect circuit with alignment finger to a printed circuitSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·16 cites·4 claims
- 1469US6018439AConnector assembly for connecting transducing heads to a flex circuit of a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·21 cites·17 claims
- 1567US9135938B2Contact detectionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 15, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 1665US8325444B2Slider with stabilizing contact fingerJOHNSON MICHAEL THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 4, 2012·1 cites·20 claims
- 1763US9001468B2Advanced air bearing slider with modulation decreasing stiffnessKROLNIK II JAMES RONALD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1856US7974044B1Solder control features for a disc drive head flex interconnectSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 5, 2011·7 cites·10 claims
- 1954US2023019319A1Lead integrity evaluation based on impedance variabilityMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2053US6867948B1Disc drives having flexible circuits with liquid crystal polymer dielectricSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 15, 2005·8 cites·12 claims
- 2153US6215627B1Suspension assembly gimbal load beam stiffenerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·9 cites·15 claims
- 2252US2005135015A1Disc drives having flexible circuits with liquid crystal polymer dielectricSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2342US2001017748A1Suspension assembly gimbal load beam stiffenerFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2432US6728068B1Head gimbal assembly interconnecting leads having improved robustness and lower stiffnessSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 27, 2004·4 cites·13 claims
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