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Richard August Budde
Also filed as: BUDDE RICHARD · BUDDE RICHARD A · BUDDE RICHARD AUGUST
29 granted patents·749 citations·filing 1993–2017
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29 records- 0197US6157522ASuspension-level microactuatorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·141 cites·15 claims
- 0296US7663841B2Resonance control features for a head gimbal assemblySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·37 cites·13 claims
- 0395US6233124B1Piezoelectric microactuator suspension assembly with improved stroke lengthSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·123 cites·16 claims
- 0491US5896246ASuspension fabricated from siliconSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 20, 1999·73 cites·12 claims
- 0588US6680825B1In-plane suspension-level bending microactuator for precise head positioningSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·26 cites·18 claims
- 0686US6011671AHead gimbal assembly for limiting dimple separation for a data storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 4, 2000·60 cites·19 claims
- 0783US5711063AMethod of forming a suspension fabricated from siliconSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 27, 1998·46 cites·6 claims
- 0882US6522624B2Attachment and microactuation aids in a laminated suspensionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 18, 2003·15 cites·29 claims
- 0980US8848309B2Determining head-to-disk contact and/or spacing using frequency domain signature of a temperature sensorBUDDE RICHARD A·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 30, 2014·7 cites·18 claims
- 1074US6704995B2Method for swaging a suspension assembly to an actuator arm of an actuator blockSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 16, 2004·15 cites·16 claims
- 1173US5719727AInterior stiffening and head lifter railsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 17, 1998·25 cites·19 claims
- 1270US6728073B1Flexible circuit designs with improved dampingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 27, 2004·14 cites·17 claims
- 1369US6480459B2Suspension design including shaped gimbal arms having a reduced mass portion along a length thereofSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·6 cites·19 claims
- 1469US5896646ABase plate with improved torque retentionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·15 cites·18 claims
- 1568US6417996B1Gimbal for a head of a disc drive with vertical limiterSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 9, 2002·20 cites·9 claims
- 1665US5812343ABase plate with improved swage performance and reduced massSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·19 cites·14 claims
- 1764US5946163AActuator assembly flexible circuit with reduced stiffnessSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·20 cites·30 claims
- 1864US5757586AFlexure mounting plate with deswaging tabsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted May 26, 1998·16 cites·4 claims
- 1964USH1424HTransducer gimbal structureHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 4, 1995·15 cites·22 claims
- 2062US6288875B1Gimbal assembly with contoured gimbal arms for improved gimbal resonanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 11, 2001·13 cites·6 claims
- 2161USH1573HReduced mass/inertia suspensionFiled 1993·Granted Aug 6, 1996·12 cites·7 claims
- 2259US6389684B1Swaging flexures to E-block armsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1997·Granted May 21, 2002·12 cites·14 claims
- 2355US7019946B2Laminate load beam with trench arrangement having circuit housed thereinSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 28, 2006·2 cites·22 claims
- 2451US6757138B2Interconnect routing for reduced airflow excitationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·1 cites·20 claims
- 2550US9997206B2Disc drive actuator assembly with bearing coolingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 12, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 2649US6038103ABase plate with improved torque retentionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 14, 2000·6 cites·6 claims
- 2746US6353994B1Method of securing a head assembly to an actuator arm using a base plate with improved torque retentionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·5 cites·5 claims
- 2845US9747955B2Disc drive actuator assembly with bearing coolingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·0 cites·19 claims
- 2943US6175474B1Base plate with improved torque retentionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 16, 2001·5 cites·12 claims
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