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Wayne A. Bonin
Also filed as: BONIN WAYNE · BONIN WAYNE A · BONIN WAYNE ALLEN
84 granted patents·6 pending applications·2,105 citations·filing 1982–2017
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90 records- 0198US6198606B1Disc drive actuation system having an injection molded magnetic micro-actuator with metal beam inserts and its method of fabricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 6, 2001·122 cites·20 claims
- 0296US6661617B1Structure and fabrication process for integrated moving-coil magnetic micro-actuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 9, 2003·69 cites·20 claims
- 0395US7466520B2Co-located microactuator lever assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 16, 2008·58 cites·6 claims
- 0495US6459260B1Head suspension assembly for testing a sliderSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 1, 2002·90 cites·28 claims
- 0595US5869751AMulti-dimensional capacitive transducerHYSITRON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·172 cites·26 claims
- 0695US5553486AApparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor systemHYSITRON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·107 cites·40 claims
- 0794US8189300B1Multi-layer capacitive transducer with mult-dimension operationBONIN WAYNE ALLEN·Filed 2011·Granted May 29, 2012·14 cites·12 claims
- 0894US7068449B2Slider fly controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·49 cites·19 claims
- 0994US7068457B2System and method for electrostatic fly height controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·51 cites·30 claims
- 1094US6876509B2Integrated electrostatic slider fly height controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·44 cites·18 claims
- 1193US6570730B1Shear-based transducer for HDD read/write element height controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted May 27, 2003·89 cites·17 claims
- 1293US6414823B1Coil-structures for magnetic microactuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 2, 2002·43 cites·18 claims
- 1393US5576483ACapacitive transducer with electrostatic actuationHYSITRON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·71 cites·37 claims
- 1492US8514522B1Systems for interconnecting magnetic heads of storage devices in a test assemblyPAN TZONG-SHII·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 20, 2013·47 cites·23 claims
- 1592US6683757B1Slider-level microactuator for precise head positioningSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 27, 2004·38 cites·20 claims
- 1692US5661235AMulti-dimensional capacitive transducerHYSITRON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 26, 1997·81 cites·34 claims
- 1791US6831539B1Magnetic microactuator for disc with integrated head connections and limiters drivesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 14, 2004·41 cites·22 claims
- 1891US6785086B1Transducer-level microactuator with dual-axis controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 31, 2004·36 cites·15 claims
- 1991US6731465B2Monocoque head suspensionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·33 cites·57 claims
- 2091US6697232B1Bonded transducer-level electrostatic microactuator for disc drive systemSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·35 cites·18 claims
- 2190US7277267B1Multi-layer capacitive transducerBONIN WAYNE ALLEN·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 2, 2007·17 cites·26 claims
- 2289US6775089B1Electrostatic slider fly height controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·23 cites·22 claims
- 2389US6351354B1Head to flexure interconnection for disc drive microactuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·58 cites·15 claims
- 2489US4694687AVehicle performance analyzerVERICOM CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 22, 1987·63 cites·8 claims
- 2588US6798609B1Magnetic microactuator with capacitive position sensorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 28, 2004·25 cites·13 claims
- 2687US7072147B2Hard drive actuator arm with reduced skew variationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·23 cites·24 claims
- 2786US7609488B2Fly height actuator/void region in basecoatSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·7 cites·20 claims
- 2886US6452755B2Microactuator suspension with multiple “I” shaped microbeamsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·18 cites·25 claims
- 2986US4541026AHybrid read-write head for perpendicular recording mediaVERTIMAG SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Sep 10, 1985·29 cites·16 claims
- 3085US6960945B1High-performance drive circuitry for capacitive transducersBONIN WAYNE·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 1, 2005·30 cites·42 claims
- 3185US6771454B2Suspension sense capability for windage controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·19 cites·15 claims
- 3285US6590747B1Seal for micro-electro-mechanical devicesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 8, 2003·18 cites·29 claims
- 3384US8125057B2Magnetic shielding for integrated circuitBONIN WAYNE ALLEN·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·11 cites·20 claims
- 3484US6026677AApparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor systemHYSITRON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 22, 2000·51 cites·24 claims
- 3583US7835110B2MEMS disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·5 cites·27 claims
- 3682US7000459B2Strain sensor patterned on MEMS flex armsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·15 cites·31 claims
- 3781US7057856B2Gimbal strut shape to increase buckling loadSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·14 cites·28 claims
- 3880US6387778B1Breakable tethers for microelectromechanical system devices utilizing reactive ion etching lagSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 14, 2002·28 cites·6 claims
- 3979US7046497B1Multi-layer capacitive transducerBONIN WAYNE ALLEN·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·27 cites·15 claims
- 4078US7965589B2Recordable disc and motorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·3 cites·16 claims
- 4178US6665151B1Flexible tabs for improved microactuator assembly processSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 16, 2003·17 cites·20 claims
- 4277US7826171B2Interconnect architecture for disc drive arraySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·3 cites·21 claims
- 4377US6362939B1Balanced microactuator suspensionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 26, 2002·30 cites·19 claims
- 4475US6282066B1Microactuator suspension with multiple narrow beamsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 28, 2001·26 cites·13 claims
- 4574US7957091B2Recordable disc with fluid bearing featuresSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·2 cites·38 claims
- 4674US6414822B1Magnetic microactuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 2, 2002·26 cites·18 claims
- 4773US10468056B2Conductive probe interconnects and related devices and methodsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4873US6751047B2Stepped disc drive voice coil actuator acceleration for reducing resonance of head level micro-actuatorsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·9 cites·19 claims
- 4972US7126792B2Slider for a data storage device including transducer level micro-positioning and method of fabrication thereforSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 24, 2006·10 cites·21 claims
- 5072US6614628B2Moving coil micro actuator with reduced rotor massSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 2, 2003·16 cites·22 claims
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