Inventor
Kevin J. Schulz
Inventor
Apple Valley, MN, US
Overview
Patents· 15 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G11Bprimary
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer71%
H05KPrinted circuits19%
H01RElectrically-conductive connections5%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%
PatentTitleYear
8,730,621'Solder ball bridge, and methods of making'20148,351,158'Top bond pad for transducing head interconnect'20137,929,248'Top bond pad for transducing head interconnect'20117,130,157'Head suspension having a displacement limiter'20066,985,332'Head gimbal assembly with flex circuit arrangement between slider and head interconnect assembly'20066,977,798'Stiffened suspension for a storage device having a layer of composite material'20056,927,951'Flex on suspension with dissipative polymer substrate acting as bleed resistor for minimizing ESD damage'20056,867,948'Disc drives having flexible circuits with liquid crystal polymer dielectric'20056,765,759'Resonance four piece suspension'20046,757,135'Leading edge bond pads'20046,714,384'Reduced stiffness printed circuit head interconnect'20046,036,813'Method of making anisotropic conductive adhesive interconnects for head attachment in rigid disc drive device for manufacturing a groove bearing'20005,909,342'Planar flexible circuit package for coupling transducers with carriage mounted circuitry'19995,883,759'Flex circuit head interconnect for improved electrical performance and ease of assembly'19995,748,412'Method and apparatus for protecting magnetoresistive sensor element from electrostatic discharge'1998Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1998–2000Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY (4)· patent assignee history
1998–2014Based in Apple Valley, MN, US· patent location history
2004–2014Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC (11)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to SCHULZ KEVIN J (2)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to HOEHN JOEL W (1)· patent assignee history
2014Patents assigned to BRANDTS JACKSON WILLIAM (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 11 | 2004–2014 |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY | 4 | 1998–2000 |
| SCHULZ KEVIN Jself | 2 | 2013–2014 |
| BRANDTS JACKSON WILLIAM | 1 | 2014 |
| HOEHN JOEL W | 1 | 2013 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley, Minnesota, US | 15 | 1998–2014 |