Inventor · disambiguated record
Edmund Bruno Fanslau, Jr.
Also filed as: FANSLAU EDMUND · FANSLAU EDMUND B · FANSLAU JR EDMUND B · FANSLAU JR EDMUND BRUNO
14 granted patents·1 pending application·1,868 citations·filing 1997–2014
96Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC5WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3READ RITE CORP2WESTERN DIGITAL INC2FANSLAU EDMUND B1
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15 records- 0198US7057857B1Dimple pivot post for a rotary co-located microactuatorWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 6, 2006·219 cites·31 claims
- 0298US6961221B1Piezoelectric microactuators with substantially fixed axis of rotation and magnified strokeWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·213 cites·21 claims
- 0398US6894871B2Technique for reducing pole tip protrusion in a magnetic write head and GMR stripe temperature in an associated read head structure utilizing one or more internal diffuser regionsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 17, 2005·155 cites·29 claims
- 0498US6859343B1Hybrid diffuser for minimizing thermal pole tip protrusion and reader sensor temperatureWESTERN DIGITAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 22, 2005·190 cites·14 claims
- 0598US6807030B1Enclosed piezoelectric microactuators coupled between head and suspensionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 19, 2004·166 cites·24 claims
- 0698US6760196B1Microactuator with offsetting hinges and method for high-resolution positioning of magnetic read/write headWESTERN DIGITAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 6, 2004·243 cites·33 claims
- 0798US6704158B2Shear mode multilayered collocated micro-actuator for dual-stage servo controllers in disk drivesWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·201 cites·11 claims
- 0898US6376964B1Collocated rotating flexure microactuator for dual-stage servo in disk drivesREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 23, 2002·266 cites·28 claims
- 0997US7593190B1Flexure design and assembly process for attachment of slider using solder and laser reflowWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 22, 2009·46 cites·7 claims
- 1094US8310790B1Remote drive rotary head dual stage actuatorFANSLAU JR EDMUND B·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 13, 2012·67 cites·18 claims
- 1194US7307816B1Flexure design and assembly process for attachment of slider using solder and laser reflowWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 11, 2007·45 cites·10 claims
- 1292US7436631B1Heated gimbal for magnetic head to disk clearance adjustmentWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 14, 2008·39 cites·24 claims
- 1365US5943190AMagnetic head gimbal with spring loaded tangsREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·18 cites·10 claims
- 1451US9786307B2Gimbal assembly with a gold tongue/dimple interface and methods of making the sameFANSLAU EDMUND B·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 10, 2017·0 cites·14 claims
- 1543US2014268427A1Head gimbal assembly with diamond-like coating (dlc) at tongue/dimple interface to reduce friction and fretting wearNHK SPRING CO LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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