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Troy M. Herndon
Also filed as: HERNDON TROY · HERNDON TROY M · HERNDON TROY MICHAEL
52 granted patents·6 pending applications·337 citations·filing 2001–2016
98Inventor score
Files withSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC44HERNDON TROY M2LEBLANC JEFFRY ARNOLD2PARSONEAULT NORBERT STEVEN2LANGLAIS TIMOTHY EDWARD1
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58 records- 0195US7372663B2Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·23 cites·19 claims
- 0291US7378771B2FDB motor with tapered shaft for improved pumping efficiencySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·25 cites·16 claims
- 0391US6900568B2Fluid dynamic bearing motor configured with an integrated counterplate to contain bearing fluidSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 31, 2005·31 cites·15 claims
- 0488US6594883B2Apparatus and method for setting bearing gaps in an electric motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·23 cites·4 claims
- 0586US7626783B2Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 1, 2009·5 cites·27 claims
- 0685US8743505B2Fluid dynamic bearing apparatus with specific minute gap structure with spindle motor and disk drive apparatus including sameNIDEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 3, 2014·6 cites·12 claims
- 0785US8472132B2Fluid dynamic bearing apparatus arranged to discharge air bubbles generated therein and a spindle motor and a disk drive apparatus including the sameYAMADA HIROKI·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·16 cites·40 claims
- 0881US7234868B2Radial pumping oil seal for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·17 cites·13 claims
- 0981US6657339B2Method for setting gaps in hydrodynamic bearingsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·14 cites·18 claims
- 1080US7133250B2Inboard thrust surface fluid recirculation pumpSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·25 cites·20 claims
- 1179US9322109B2Electro-chemically machining with a motor part including an electrodeSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 1279US7726882B2Dual seal for optimized performanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·6 cites·22 claims
- 1379US6672766B2Easy-fill, easy-press conical bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·13 cites·20 claims
- 1478US6669369B1Fluid dynamic bearing secondary capillary seal reservoirSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·15 cites·20 claims
- 1577US9016947B2Grooved limiterSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 28, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 1675US8493820B1Matched CTE driveLANGLAIS TIMOTHY EDWARD·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 23, 2013·5 cites·17 claims
- 1773US7944645B2Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Granted May 17, 2011·1 cites·39 claims
- 1872US6731456B2Fluid dynamic bearing thermal compensationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted May 4, 2004·13 cites·20 claims
- 1970US8181348B2Shielding fluid reservoirs of fluid dynamic bearing motorsHERNDON TROY M·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2012·4 cites·21 claims
- 2069US6608734B1Stator ring mass/stiffener for improved acousticsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·15 cites·24 claims
- 2168US7224552B2High-speed centrifugal seal for a spindle motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·10 cites·17 claims
- 2267US6921996B2Constant pressure magnetically preloaded FDB motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 26, 2005·14 cites·21 claims
- 2365US8885295B2Undulating disk clampSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 2465US7679243B2Motor assembly with multifunctional componentsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·3 cites·8 claims
- 2564US8562222B2Hub and spindle assemblyLEBLANC JEFFRY ARNOLD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 22, 2013·2 cites·10 claims
- 2664US7042125B2Hydraulic fluid dynamic bearing incorporating an asymmetric journal bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·9 cites·20 claims
- 2763US6946764B2Conical hybrid FDB motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 20, 2005·8 cites·21 claims
- 2861US7892100B2Dual tapered shaft for FDB motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 22, 2011·2 cites·17 claims
- 2960US9850941B2Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3059US9470261B2Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearingPARSONEAULT NORBERT STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 18, 2016·1 cites·5 claims
- 3159US6975484B2Selectively stiff FDB bearing for better servo writeSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 13, 2005·6 cites·17 claims
- 3256US6702465B2Exclusion seal for fluid dynamic bearing motorsFiled 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·6 cites·17 claims
- 3355US6822825B2Stiffness compensation for a thermally compensated fluid dynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·2 cites·19 claims
- 3455US2009142009A1Fluid dynamic bearing systemSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3553US9377054B2Fluid seal for a rotating assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 28, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3653US9099903B2Stator assembly supportSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 3752US9200671B2Fluid dynamic bearing reservoirSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 1, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 3852US9068596B2Hub and spindle assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 3952US7422370B2Hydraulic compensation for magnetically biased fluid dynamic bearing motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 9, 2008·3 cites·29 claims
- 4051US10192579B2Fluid dynamic bearing motors with different width pump seals and journal bearingsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4151US8690436B2Hub and spindle assemblyLEBLANC JEFFRY ARNOLD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·0 cites·17 claims
- 4250US9115758B2Shield restricting axial movementHERNDON TROY M·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 4350US9036293B2Disk clamp and lockSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·0 cites·8 claims
- 4450US6857189B2Method and apparatus for assembling a hydrodynamic bearingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 22, 2005·4 cites·16 claims
- 4549US7423839B2Low power support pads for moment loading and associated methodsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 9, 2008·0 cites·20 claims
- 4649US2014286600A1Apparatus including capillary and labyrinth sealsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4748US8891202B2Notched disk clampSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 4848US7893585B2Motor assembly with multifunctional componentsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 22, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 4947US2009052817A1Methods of Hydraulic Compensation for Magnetically Biased Fluid Dynamic Bearing MotorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5046US6948854B2Fluid dynamic bearing motor optimized for radial stiffness and power consumptionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 27, 2005·1 cites·20 claims
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