Inventor

Mark T. Girard

Inventor

South Haven, MN, US

Overview

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Patents

1997–2010

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 32 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 transducer51%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification21%

H05KPrinted circuits11%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

A01KAnimal husbandry2%

B25BTools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging, or holding2%

B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering2%

G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings2%

PatentTitleYear

7,764,387'Apparatus and method for measuring suspension and head assemblies in a stack'2010 7,656,540'Apparatus and method for measuring suspension and head assemblies'2010 7,433,023'Apparatuses and methods for measuring head suspensions and head suspension assemblies'2008 7,386,932'Limiter for integral flexible circuit suspension assembly and method of assembling'2008 7,191,512'Tray system for holding and positioning components'2007 7,127,799'Head gimbal assembly method'2006 7,027,141'Static attitude determination and adjust of head suspension components'2006 6,980,400'Limiter for integral flexible circuit suspension assembly'2005 6,846,991'Electrical component and a shuntable/shunted electrical component and method for shunting and deshunting'2005 6,779,252'Apparatus for assembling components'2004 6,751,843'Method for improved static attitude of head suspension assemblies with electrical interconnects'2004 6,741,426'Adhesive control features for wireless head suspension assemblies'2004 6,631,052'Head interconnect with support material carbonized shunt'2003 6,515,832'Gimbal stiffness control for head suspension assemblies'2003 6,266,869'Method for assembling components'2001 6,146,813'Method and shunting and deshunting an electrical component and a shuntable/shunted electrical component'2000 6,147,839'Head suspension with outriggers extending across a spring region'2000 6,078,469'Disk drive actuator assembly having an expandable key mount'2000 6,046,888'Base plate-mounted microactuator for a suspension'2000 5,966,269'Head suspension with connected actuator arm and load beam in a laminate, monocoque construction'1999 5,949,350'Location method and apparatus'1999 5,914,835'Head suspension with modified spring region for improved load control'1999 5,898,544'Base plate-mounted microactuator for a suspension'1999 5,867,347'Head suspension with stacked coil microactuator for tracking axis adjustment of a read/write head'1999 5,832,763'Gram load adjusting method for magnetic head suspensions'1998 5,832,764'Method for adjusting gram load, static attitude and radius geometry for magnetic head suspensions'1998 5,790,347'Head suspension load beam and flexure construction for reducing structural height'1998 5,771,136'Suspension assembly for mounting a head slider having a flexure with a shock limiter'1998 5,748,409'Welding stress isolation structure for head suspension assemblies'1998 5,734,525'Head suspension with torsion spring region'1998 5,687,597'Gram load adjusting system for magnetic head suspensions'1997 5,682,780'Gram load, static attitude and radius geometry adjusting system for magnetic head suspensions'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–2000Patents assigned to HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY (15)· patent assignee history

1997–2010Based in Hutchinson, MN, US· patent location history

1999Patents assigned to MOBIUS INNOVATIONS INC (1)· patent assignee history

1999–2008Based in South Haven, MN, US· patent location history

2000–2010Patents assigned to APPLIED KINETICS INC (15)· patent assignee history

2010Patents assigned to APPLIED KIIETICS INC (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
APPLIED KINETICS INC	15	2000–2010
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY	15	1997–2000
APPLIED KIIETICS INC	1	2010
MOBIUS INNOVATIONS INC	1	1999

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
South Haven, Minnesota, US	18	1999–2008
Hutchinson, Minnesota, US	14	1997–2010