Inventor
Lowell J. Berg
Inventor
Minnetonka, MN, US
Overview
Patents· 29 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 transducer29%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification9%
H02SGeneration of electric power by conversion of infrared radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [pv] modules6%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation6%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution6%
H01LSemiconductor devices5%
H02JElectric power networks4%
H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems4%
F24J3%
F24SSolar heat collectors3%
PatentTitleYear
10,921,809Autonomous sailing vessel20219,773,933'Space and energy efficient photovoltaic array'20179,543,890'Illumination agnostic solar panel'20179,299,861'Cell-to-grid redundandt photovoltaic system'20168,829,330'Highly efficient solar arrays'20148,563,847'Illumination agnostic solar panel'20136,870,707'Disc head slider having vertically contoured features and method of fabricating vertically contoured features on a slider'20056,671,130'Apparatus for supporting a recording/reading head and assembling a flex circuit in a disc drive'20036,583,960'Ramp load slider with trailing edge extenders controlling load wear'20036,552,876'Air bearing slider with corner steps'20036,525,909'Disc head slider having deeply recessed corners'20036,498,701'Method of channeling accumulated disc lube off of recording head sliders'20026,483,667'Self-loading disc head slider having multiple steps approximating a leading taper'20026,311,388'Method of making air bearing with corner steps'20016,275,454'Microactuator for track positioning a slider-mounted lens of an optical disc drive'20016,115,223'Elongate microactuator spanning leading edge surface of slider'20006,087,620'Method of fabricating a composite actuator arm assembly'20005,986,852'High capacity, high performance low profile disk drive'19995,915,271'Head/disc force transducer'19995,898,541'Leading surface slider microactuator'19995,856,896'Gimbal suspension for supporting a head in a disc drive assembly'19995,835,311'Shock-resistant data storage system actuator assembly'19985,808,184'Thermal asperity sensor head with multiple spaced asperity sensors'19985,768,064'Actuator arm assembly having a removable actuator arm'19985,760,998'Disk drive with rotatable bumper blocks'19985,757,587'Direct access storage device having a disk motion limiter for preventing disk data zone and spindle bearing damage'19985,703,734'Disc drive having an integral gasket and continuous outer perimeter shock bumper'19975,574,604'Inner diameter disk drive head/slider load/unload device'19965,495,375'Actuator arm assembly with self-locking arm'1996Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1996–2000Patents assigned to IBM (9)· patent assignee history
1996–1999Based in Rochester, MN, US· patent location history
1998–2001Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY (5)· patent assignee history
1998–2003Based in Minnetonka, MN, US· patent location history
2001–2005Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC (7)· patent assignee history
2002–2017Based in Eden Prairie, MN, US· patent location history
2013–2017Patents assigned to TENKSOLAR INC (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to BERG LOWELL J (2)· patent assignee history
2021Based in Cambridge, MA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 9 | 1996–2000 |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 7 | 2001–2005 |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY | 5 | 1998–2001 |
| TENKSOLAR INC | 5 | 2013–2017 |
| BERG LOWELL Jself | 2 | 2013–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka, Minnesota, US | 11 | 1998–2003 |
| Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US | 10 | 2002–2017 |
| Rochester, Minnesota, US | 7 | 1996–1999 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | 1 | 2021 |