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Dean Tarrant
Also filed as: TARRANT DEAN · TARRANT DEAN A · TARRANT DEAN ALBERT
16 granted patents·4 pending applications·350 citations·filing 1995–2024
94Inventor score
Files withVELO3D INC4HOVER DAVIS INC3WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY2TARRANT DEAN ALBERT2
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20 records- 0194US8312585B1Apparatus and method for cleaning a driver used in disk drive manufacturingTARRANT DEAN ALBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 20, 2012·18 cites·8 claims
- 0294US8092610B1Apparatus and method for cleaning a driver used in disk drive manufacturingTARRANT DEAN ALBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 10, 2012·19 cites·9 claims
- 0391US8683676B1Apparatus and method to grip a disk clamp of a disk driveWUESTER SR DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 1, 2014·26 cites·20 claims
- 0487US8356384B1Hard drive assembly tools for evacuating particlesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 22, 2013·21 cites·13 claims
- 0587US6173750B1Method and apparatus for removing die from a wafer and conveying die to a pickup locationHOVER DAVIS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 16, 2001·95 cites·60 claims
- 0681US7850040B2Component tape feederHOVER DAVIS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 14, 2010·17 cites·6 claims
- 0780US6554128B1Die shuttle conveyor and nest thereforCAPITAL FORMATION INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 29, 2003·25 cites·28 claims
- 0876US5710678ADisc drive with self-pressurizing fluid bearing and shaft-supporting-ball retaining elementSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 20, 1998·32 cites·19 claims
- 0973US6239943B1Squeeze film damping for a hard disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1996·Granted May 29, 2001·25 cites·4 claims
- 1072US9114431B1Device for faulty item rejectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·4 cites·9 claims
- 1171US12465979B2Three-dimensional printer componentsVELO3D INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1266US5976306AMethod and apparatus for removing die from an expanded wafer and conveying die to a pickup locationHOVER DAVIS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·34 cites·14 claims
- 1365US2025312852A1Safe treatment of debrisVELO3D INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1464US7207430B2Vacuum gripper for handling small componentsUI HOLDING COMPANY·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 24, 2007·12 cites·16 claims
- 1562US5801951APrecision 2-part epoxy dispensing apparatus and methodSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 1, 1998·22 cites·15 claims
- 1662US2024208142A1Additive manufacturing and three-dimensional printersVELO3D INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1755US2025050421A1Additive manufacturing, unpacking, and three-dimensional printersVELO3D INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1848US9230579B1Comb gripper for use with a shipping comb and a ramp in the assembly of a disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 5, 2016·0 cites·15 claims
- 1933US2002003994A1Component source interchange gantryFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2031US7254886B2Interface device with a releasable mountUI HOLDING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2007·0 cites·18 claims
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