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David K. Myers
Also filed as: MYERS DAVID · MYERS DAVID K
27 granted patents·1 pending application·625 citations·filing 1982–2020
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28 records- 0199US10978100B1Belt-driven rotary cam elevator mechanism for reduced-head data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 13, 2021·13 cites·18 claims
- 0297US8300352B1Disk drive having mounting inserts with cantilevered beamsLARSON NILS E·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 30, 2012·64 cites·16 claims
- 0397US7957102B1Disk drive including an actuator latch with a torsionally compliant pusher portionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·52 cites·16 claims
- 0496US8203806B2Disk drive having a head loading/unloading ramp that includes a torsionally-compliant memberLARSON NILS E·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 19, 2012·50 cites·16 claims
- 0595US10803891B1Vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for cold storage data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 13, 2020·20 cites·23 claims
- 0695US8553356B1Disk limiter for disk driveHEO BAEKHO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·54 cites·23 claims
- 0795US8116038B1Depopulated disk drive head stack assembly having a necked dummy mass with relief alcovesZHANG QING·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 14, 2012·51 cites·18 claims
- 0894US8760816B1Disk drive with a biased actuator latch, and having a first permanent magnet that is larger than a second permanent magnetWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·46 cites·11 claims
- 0993US11037590B2In-pivot hybrid stepper motor for ball screw cam elevator mechanism for reduced-head hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 15, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 1092US7672083B1Disk drive with translatable rampWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 2, 2010·80 cites·16 claims
- 1191US8488280B1Disk drive actuator latch including an integrally formed engagement portion that engages and limits rotation of a disk drive actuatorMYERS DAVID K·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 16, 2013·48 cites·20 claims
- 1288US10916271B1Eliminating lead screw hysteresis for vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 9, 2021·3 cites·13 claims
- 1386US7850860B2Plate settler with angular support membersJIM MYERS & SONS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 14, 2010·20 cites·35 claims
- 1484US9147436B2Slim form factor disk drive comprising disk drive enclosure having an insular raised regionWATSON SCOTT E·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 29, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 1582US9183889B1Disk drive having a top cover channel vented to a central cavity via a hole through a bottom landWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 10, 2015·6 cites·18 claims
- 1682US4561035AMethod and apparatus for clamping and balancing rotatable membersSPERRY CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Dec 24, 1985·47 cites·7 claims
- 1780US5675456AAcoustic vibration decoupler for a disk drive pivot bearing assemblyWESTERN DIGITAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 7, 1997·34 cites·18 claims
- 1879US10811044B2In-pivot stepper motor for ball screw cam elevator mechanism for cold storage data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 20, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 1978US10930307B2Piezoelectric-based locking of actuator elevator mechanism for cold storage data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·4 cites·17 claims
- 2074US9196275B1Magnetic head separator fin material to prevent particulate contamination on sliderWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·3 cites·24 claims
- 2170US9390736B1Magnetic head separator connected to a rampWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2268US11410694B2Axial flux permanent magnet motor for ball screw cam elevator mechanism for reduced-head hard disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 9, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 2368US9305599B2Storage device with a cover supporting portionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 5, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 2466US9099153B2Storage device with a cover supporting portionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
- 2565US10902871B2Low-profile ball screw cam elevator mechanism for cold storage data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·1 cites·24 claims
- 2652US2010071721A1Masonry Mold Cleaning Apparatus And MethodWALSH ERIC S·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2737US9171583B1Disk drive having a top cover channel vented to a central cavity via a peripheral clearance gapWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 27, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2835US9506217B2Loader toolbar and method of useSHELL LON R·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 29, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
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