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John E. Scura
Also filed as: SCURA JOHN E · SCURA JOHN EDWARD
25 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,130 citations·filing 1988–2016
97Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC12SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3MICROPOLIS CORP2SAE MAGNETICS HK LTD2SHUM WING C2
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27 records- 0198US8542465B2Suspension assembly having a microactuator electrically connected to a gold coating on a stainless steel surfaceLIU YANNING·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·93 cites·18 claims
- 0297US7369345B1Mobile hard disk drive free fall detection and protectionMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·82 cites·56 claims
- 0397US6583968B1Spindle motor hub having equivalent MR read element bias voltage to mitigate potential between disk and MR read elementWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·151 cites·14 claims
- 0496US8760814B1Disk drive head suspension assembly having a DLC coating between dimple and tongueWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·47 cites·18 claims
- 0596US8665567B2Suspension assembly having a microactuator grounded to a flexureSHUM WING C·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·60 cites·24 claims
- 0696US8339748B2Suspension assembly having a microactuator bonded to a flexureSHUM WING C·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 25, 2012·95 cites·18 claims
- 0795US6826009B1Disk drive including a filter element disposed along a disk surface for filtering disk rotation induced airflowWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·61 cites·11 claims
- 0895US6698286B1Method of balancing a disk pack using spindle motor imbalance and disk drive including a balanced disk packWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·63 cites·15 claims
- 0994US6980401B1Head stack and actuator arm assemblies including a bobbin to stiffen the coil portion of an actuator of a hard disk drive and disk drives including the sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 27, 2005·58 cites·18 claims
- 1094US5793566ASelf securing compliant gasket for a disk drive assembly housingMICROPOLIS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·126 cites·13 claims
- 1193US6704167B1Disk drive including damping member disposed upon latch for damping tang-to-latch impact and mitigating tang-to-latch contactWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·49 cites·28 claims
- 1292US4947093AShock resistant winchester disk driveMICROPOLIS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 7, 1990·56 cites·21 claims
- 1391US6549376B1Gimbal suspension with vibration damperFiled 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·75 cites·16 claims
- 1490US5366200AShock mount assemblySCURA JOHN E·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 22, 1994·70 cites·9 claims
- 1587US8908332B2Suspension assembly having a microactuator grounded to a flexureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 9, 2014·5 cites·16 claims
- 1685US7733610B2Load/unload ramp for an actuator assembly in a data storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 8, 2010·9 cites·16 claims
- 1782US7839602B2Base dam in a data storage system to reduce or eliminate motor leakageSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 1878US9230580B1Suspension assembly having a microactuator grounded to a flexureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·2 cites·16 claims
- 1978US8964328B1Shock sensor on an external surface of a disk drive base adjacent a disk drive printed circuit boardWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·4 cites·21 claims
- 2071US7876532B2Low-profile rotary motor with fixed back ironSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·2 cites·6 claims
- 2168US9099131B1Suspension assembly having a microactuator electrically connected to a gold coating on a stainless steel surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·3 claims
- 2266US7920360B2Torsion compensation coil for voice coil motor of disk drive device, and method of making the sameSAE MAGNETICS HK LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·1 cites·21 claims
- 2359US9564156B1Head gimbal assembly having a flexure tail with cover layer standoff islandsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 7, 2017·1 cites·24 claims
- 2455US5982586ACompact hard disk drive head positioner latchMICROPOLIS S PTE LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·12 cites·20 claims
- 2550US9472218B2Suspension assembly having a microactuator electrically connected to a gold coating on a stainless steel surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·4 claims
- 2649US2016329066A1Suspension assembly having a microactuator grounded to a flexureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2748US2008218895A1Systems and/or methods for controlling bias voltages between recording media and read/write heads in disk drive devicesSAE MAGNETICS HK LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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