Inventor
Gary L. Heitkamp
Inventor
Rochester, MN, US
Overview
Patents· 9 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 transducer41%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification35%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus12%
H01RElectrically-conductive connections6%
H05KPrinted circuits6%
PatentTitleYear
6,916,123'Unlatching mechanism for an optical transceiver'20056,788,540'Optical transceiver cage'20046,112,400'Apparatus and method for adhesively connecting wires to a suspension arm in a disk drive assembly'20005,930,080'Transducer suspension system'19995,808,836'Load beam with grooved wire-gluing region'19985,781,378'Flexure having displaced gimbal bond tongue with end terminated heads'19985,742,996'Method of manufacturing a transducer suspension system'19985,419,033'Method of making load spring manufacturing assembly having an electric conductor carrying and positioning tail for carrying a conductor bonded to the surface of a load spring'19955,074,029'Method for stringing wire on an actuator arm'1991Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1991–2000Patents assigned to IBM (6)· patent assignee history
1991–2005Based in Rochester, MN, US· patent location history
1998Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY (1)· patent assignee history
1998–1999Based in Plymouth, MN, US· patent location history
1998–2000Based in Morgan Hill, CA, US· patent location history
2004–2005Patents assigned to JDS UNIPHASE CORP (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 6 | 1991–2000 |
| JDS UNIPHASE CORP | 2 | 2004–2005 |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY | 1 | 1998 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester, Minnesota, US | 4 | 1991–2005 |
| Plymouth, Minnesota, US | 3 | 1998–1999 |
| Morgan Hill, California, US | 2 | 1998–2000 |