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Roy L. Wood
Also filed as: WOOD ROY L · WOOD ROY LYNN
31 granted patents·2 pending applications·729 citations·filing 1990–2009
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33 records- 0192US5555144ABalancing system for a disc drive disc assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 10, 1996·83 cites·5 claims
- 0290US5907453AEnhanced convective voice coil cooling to improve the operational performance of a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·70 cites·11 claims
- 0389US6643080B1Resonance identification by commanding a spindle speed changeSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·30 cites·11 claims
- 0489US6377420B1Hub cap actuator damper for disc drivesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·27 cites·10 claims
- 0589US6163441AResonance dampening actuator bearing assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 19, 2000·45 cites·16 claims
- 0688US6088185ARotational vibration detection using a velocity sense coilSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 11, 2000·55 cites·12 claims
- 0787US6366432B1Actuator arm with tapered trailing edge and recessed head conductorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 2, 2002·24 cites·18 claims
- 0885US6603633B2Parallel spring design for acoustic damping of a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·23 cites·20 claims
- 0984US6850386B2Control object positioning using an optimum jerk profile to reduce excitation of mechanical resonancesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·21 cites·17 claims
- 1084US6567242B2Compressive limit stop in a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·14 cites·20 claims
- 1179US6542335B1Inertial spring latch assembly and compressive limit stop in a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 1, 2003·24 cites·11 claims
- 1278US6169382B1Adapting seek velocity profile to destination track locationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·31 cites·13 claims
- 1377US6275352B1Individually tuned isolation devices for a disc drive base deckSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·29 cites·7 claims
- 1476US6462902B1Independent clamping spacers in a disc drive assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 8, 2002·28 cites·10 claims
- 1574US6650507B2Actuator with discrete molded in bumper stopSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·10 cites·12 claims
- 1674US6498703B2Inertial spring latch assembly in a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 24, 2002·7 cites·22 claims
- 1772US6775090B2Adapting logical track addresses in relation to head offsetsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·10 cites·16 claims
- 1871US6603634B1Compressive spring sleeve for reducing disc slippageSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 5, 2003·23 cites·15 claims
- 1971US6392833B1Reducing self-excited mechanical resonances in a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·23 cites·14 claims
- 2071US5859358AMeasuring stiction and friction between the heads and discs of a hard disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 12, 1999·24 cites·14 claims
- 2170US6826019B2Actuator stopSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·7 cites·27 claims
- 2270US6178063B1Statically and dynamically balancing a three-disc disc stack assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·21 cites·10 claims
- 2367US6477000B1Actuator arm disc snubber with unitary constructionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 5, 2002·19 cites·13 claims
- 2464US6680823B2Moveable outer stopSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·5 cites·15 claims
- 2564US6543124B2Voice coil motor attachment for a hard disc assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·5 cites·13 claims
- 2664US6038105ATemperature-compensated rotary actuator cartridge bearing stablizerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·16 cites·19 claims
- 2764US5064377ACompression contact electrical connector assembly for a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 12, 1991·26 cites·12 claims
- 2857US5999371AAerodynamic latch with a vane-propelled shaft for a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·12 cites·19 claims
- 2956US7274530B2Logical mapping for improved head switching between corresponding tracks in a data handling deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·2 cites·17 claims
- 3052US2010027400A1Motion limiting cover for data storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3148US6324034B1Spacer/stop assembly and disc drive with spacer/stop assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·7 cites·16 claims
- 3247US6536098B1Method of manufacturing precisely compressed stacksFiled 1999·Granted Mar 25, 2003·8 cites·10 claims
- 3345US2007002496A1Actuator coil support for enhanced performanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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