Russell D Moates

7963022, Jun 21, 2011

Jul 17, 2007

11/778688

Peter Michael Baumgart - San Jose CA, US
Russell Dean Moates - San Jose CA, US
Jorge Rubio - San Jose CA, US
Gurinder Pal Singh - San Jose CA, US

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V. - Amsterdam

G11B 21/24
G11B 5/53

2960303, 2960304, 29450, 29452, 403372, 3602445, 3602446

A method of swaging a head gimbal assembly (HGA) to an actuator arm comprises positioning a tubular element on the HGA adjacent a hole in the actuator arm; restraining the subassembly; providing a rod formed from a shape memory alloy (SMA), the SMA having a martensitic phase at a low temperature and an austenitic phase above a phase transition temperature that is higher than the low temperature, the rod having an initial diameter that is smaller than diameters of the tubular element and the hole; extending the rod through the tubular element and hole; heating the rod above the phase transition temperature such that the rod expands to a second diameter that is greater than the initial diameter to plastically deform the HGA and swage together the HGA and actuator arm to form an assembly; cooling the rod and removing the rod from the assembly such that the rod returns to the initial diameter.

8029637, Oct 4, 2011

Nov 29, 2007

11/946956

Iraj Kavosh - San Jose CA, US
Russell Dean Moates - San Jose CA, US

Hitachi Global Technologies Netherlands, B.V. - Amsterdam

B32B 38/00

1562728, 1562755, 1562757, 359641

UV curing of adhesives with light beam shaping utilizes a spot curing process that focuses a limited amount of UV light onto a target area, such as glue dots. A focusing lens may be used to direct the UV light beam to the target area. The target areas have different geometrical shapes, and the UV light is advantageously concentrated in a more efficient manner. Beam-shaping optics or lenses are used to facilitate re-shaping and re-defining the UV-light beam. The UV beam may be defined and limited to a rectangular spot to improve the spot process quality and efficiency.

8243395, Aug 14, 2012

Sep 18, 2008

12/233153

Iraj Kavosh - San Jose CA, US
Russell D. Moates - San Jose CA, US
Jorge Rubio - San Jose CA, US

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V. - Amsterdam

G11B 5/48

3602642

A method of utilizing a solder reflow channel in the formation of a hard disk drive is disclosed. The method provides a first hard disk drive component having at least one solder reflow channel, the at least one solder reflow channel for retaining a predeposited solder material. The solder reflow channel is utilized to provide a solder location for coupling the first hard disk drive component and a second hard disk drive component to the predeposited solder material.

20080180854, Jul 31, 2008

Jan 31, 2007

11/701313

Jen-Yuan Chang - San Jose CA, US
Ta-Chang Fu - San Jose CA, US
Edgar D. Rothenberg - San Jose CA, US
Russell D. Moates - San Jose CA, US

G11B 5/55

3602642

A latching mechanism for a flex cable bracket. The latching mechanism includes a position limiter. The position limiter prevents movement of an actuator assembly installed thereon. The latching mechanism also includes a spring clip. The spring clip has spring functionality and a cantilever beam to retain the actuator assembly when installed thereon. The latching mechanism further includes an orientation position limiter. The orientation position limiter prevents a rocking motion of the actuator assembly. The position limiter and the spring clip and the orientation position limiter are integrated into structure of the flex cable bracket.

20090080113, Mar 26, 2009

Sep 24, 2007

11/903771

Jen-Yuan Chang - San Jose CA, US
Khaled M. Fawzi - San Jose CA, US
Russell D. Moates - San Jose CA, US
Edgar D. Rothenberg - San Jose CA, US

G11B 5/48
G11B 21/16

360244

An apparatus for positioning a component relative to an associated component. The apparatus includes a component receiver and onto which the component is disposed. The apparatus also includes an associated component receiver and onto which the associated component is disposed. The component receiver orients the component into a position for retaining the component to the associated component. The apparatus further includes a retention device driver for inserting a retention device, the retention device retaining the component to the associated component in the position. The apparatus also includes an optical position verifier for verifying the position of the component and the associated component.

20110310471, Dec 22, 2011

Aug 29, 2011

13/220495

Iraj Kavosh - San Jose CA, US
Russell Dean Moates - San Jose CA, US

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS, B.V. - Amserdam

G02B 27/09
G02B 13/14

359355, 359641

UV curing of adhesives with light beam shaping utilizes a spot curing process that focuses a limited amount of UV light onto a target area, such as glue dots. A focusing lens may be used to direct the UV light beam to the target area. The target areas have different geometrical shapes, and the UV light is advantageously concentrated in a more efficient manner. Beam-shaping optics or lenses are used to facilitate re-shaping and re-defining the UV-light beam. The UV beam may be defined and limited to a rectangular spot to improve the spot process quality and efficiency.