Gillis; Donald Ray

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Patent applications and USPTO patent grants for Gillis; Donald Ray.The latest application filed is for "reducing the propagation of vibrations to an hdd head".

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Gillis; Donald Ray - San Jose CA

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Patent Activity

Patent	Date
Methods for depositing lubricant onto disks and systems thereof Grant 8,174,782 - Feliss , et al. May 8, 2	2012-05-08
Using an atmospheric pressure sensor in a hard-disk drive (HDD) Grant 8,134,795 - Feliss , et al. March 13, 2	2012-03-13
Predicting operational problems in a hard-disk drive (HDD) Grant 8,085,488 - Feliss , et al. December 27, 2	2011-12-27
Reducing the Propagation of Vibrations to an HDD Head App 20110075300 - Feliss; Norbert A ; et al.	2011-03-31
Dual direction power and data transfer protocol and safety detection Grant 7,907,062 - Feliss , et al. March 15, 2	2011-03-15
Using an Atmospheric Pressure Sensor in a Hard-Disk Drive (HDD) App 20110051577 - Feliss; Norbert A ; et al.	2011-03-03
Predicting Operational Problems in a Hard-Disk Drive (HDD) App 20110051582 - Feliss; Norbert A ; et al.	2011-03-03
Methods For Depositing Lubricant Onto Disks And Systems Thereof App 20100142072 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2010-06-10
Method for efficient slider burnishing during drive build Grant 7,624,496 - Fong , et al. December 1, 2	2009-12-01
Dual Direction Power And Data Transfer Protocol And Safety Detection App 20090195237 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2009-08-06
Minimizing Electrical Outlet Safety Failures Due To Over Temperature Condition App 20090167537 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2009-07-02
Disk and clamp assembly Grant 7,446,973 - Feliss , et al. November 4, 2	2008-11-04
Disk assembly having integral clamp and/or spacer Grant 7,448,055 - Feliss , et al. November 4, 2	2008-11-04
Data Recording Slider Having An Air Bearing Surface Providing High Pressure Relief For Vibration Damping App 20080212235 - Fong; Walton ; et al.	2008-09-04
Protective device for reducing the impact of physical shock Grant 7,395,931 - Gillis , et al. July 8, 2	2008-07-08
Fluid damping structure for hard disk drives and vibration sensitive electronic devices Grant 7,345,845 - Feliss , et al. March 18, 2	2008-03-18
Hard disk drive medical monitor with shock-proofing Grant 7,338,445 - Feliss , et al. March 4, 2	2008-03-04
Composite disk clamp assembly with lower layer fixedly coupled to upper layer of smaller diameter Grant 7,310,201 - Feliss , et al. December 18, 2	2007-12-18
Load/unload systems and methods for maximizing disk writeable area Grant 7,298,575 - Flechsig , et al. November 20, 2	2007-11-20
Hard disk drive medical monitor with mirrored HDDs Grant 7,278,967 - Feliss , et al. October 9, 2	2007-10-09
Hard disk drive medical monitor with alert signaling system Grant 7,247,136 - Feliss , et al. July 24, 2	2007-07-24
Hard disk drive medical monitor with security encryption Grant 7,225,031 - Feliss , et al. May 29, 2	2007-05-29
Plastic spacer and disk clamp assembly Grant 7,221,537 - Feliss , et al. May 22, 2	2007-05-22
Hard disk drive medical monitor with sound-proofing Grant 7,214,188 - Feliss , et al. May 8, 2	2007-05-08
Load/unload Systems And Methods For Maximizing Disk Writeable Area App 20070086107 - Flechsig; Karl Arthur ; et al.	2007-04-19
Hard disk drive medical monitor with electrical grounding system Grant 7,201,718 - Feliss , et al. April 10, 2	2007-04-10
Rechargeable hard disk drive medical monitor Grant 7,201,719 - Feliss , et al. April 10, 2	2007-04-10
Plastic spacer and disk clamp assembly Grant 7,196,869 - Feliss , et al. March 27, 2	2007-03-27
Hard disk drive medical monitor with GPS Grant 7,192,398 - Feliss , et al. March 20, 2	2007-03-20
Magnetic brake for disk drive Grant 7,187,517 - Feliss , et al. March 6, 2	2007-03-06
Test probe with thermally activated grip and release Grant 7,176,703 - Flechsig , et al. February 13, 2	2007-02-13
Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area Grant 7,164,549 - Flechsig , et al. January 16, 2	2007-01-16
Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area Grant 7,154,698 - Flechsig , et al. December 26, 2	2006-12-26
Two stage lubrication process for disk drive Grant 7,146,710 - Fong , et al. December 12, 2	2006-12-12
Disk clamp assembly Grant 7,142,390 - Feliss , et al. November 28, 2	2006-11-28
Measurement of slider clearance by inducing collision of the slider with disk surface Grant 7,119,979 - Fong , et al. October 10, 2	2006-10-10
Magnetic recording head burnishing method Grant 7,094,129 - Gillis , et al. August 22, 2	2006-08-22
Disk clamp assembly Grant 7,092,204 - Feliss , et al. August 15, 2	2006-08-15
Reversible laptop computers App 20060164381 - Suk; Mike ; et al.	2006-07-27
Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area App 20060152844 - Flechsig; Karl Arthur ; et al.	2006-07-13
Engineered interface for low fly height Grant 7,052,786 - Gillis , et al. May 30, 2	2006-05-30
Disk clamp assembly App 20060092561 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2006-05-04
Plastic spacer and disk clamp assembly App 20060092560 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2006-05-04
Fluid damping structure for hard disk drives and vibration sensitive electronic devices App 20060075412 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2006-04-06
System, method, and apparatus for a wireless hard disk drive App 20060072241 - Feliss; Norbert A. ; et al.	2006-04-06
Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area App 20060066982 - Flechsig; Karl Arthur ; et al.	2006-03-30
Spacer ring for disk drive spindle with load/unload feature, latch feature, and tribological overcoat Grant 7,012,788 - Gillis , et al. March 14, 2	2006-03-14
Test Probe With Thermally Activated Grip And Release App 20060043994 - Flechsig; Karl Arthur ; et al.	2006-03-02
Hard disk drive medical monitor with shock-proofing App 20060004262 - Feliss; Norbert ; et al.	2006-01-05
Measurement of slider clearance by inducing collision of the slider with disk surface App 20060002001 - Fong; Walton ; et al.	2006-01-05
Hard disk drive medical monitor with sound-proofing App 20060004263 - Feliss; Norbert ; et al.	2006-01-05
Hard disk drive medical monitor with alert signaling system App 20050288563 - Feliss, Norbert ; et al.	2005-12-29
Hard disk drive medical monitor with electrical grounding system App 20050288560 - Feliss, Norbert ; et al.	2005-12-29
Rechargeable hard disk drive medical monitor App 20050288561 - Feliss, Norbert ; et al.	2005-12-29
Hard disk drive medical monitor with mirrored HDDs App 20050288562 - Feliss, Norbert ; et al.	2005-12-29
Hard disk drive medical monitor with GPS App 20050288559 - Feliss, Norbert ; et al.	2005-12-29
Hard disk drive medical monitor with security encryption App 20050288737 - Feliss, Norbert ; et al.	2005-12-29
Disk assembly having integral clamp and/or spacer App 20050264936 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2005-12-01
Methods and apparatus for thermally bonding lubricant to a disk surface with use of a heat source in a magnetic head Grant 6,954,327 - Gillis , et al. October 11, 2	2005-10-11
Magnetic recording head burnishing method App 20050197047 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2005-09-08
Spacer ring for disk drive spindle with load/unload feature, latch feature, and tribological overcoat App 20050157429 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2005-07-21
Self-contained OCR system using hard disk drive App 20050157955 - Cervantes, Joseph A. ; et al.	2005-07-21
Engineered interface for low fly height App 20050153104 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2005-07-14
Spacer ring for disk drive spindle with load/unload feature, latch feature, and tribological overcoat Grant 6,917,496 - Gillis , et al. July 12, 2	2005-07-12
Closed loop lubrication system for moving magnetic media Grant 6,914,739 - Feliss , et al. July 5, 2	2005-07-05
Magnetic brake for disk drive App 20050135002 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2005-06-23
Disk and clamp assembly App 20050135225 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2005-06-23
Protective device for reducing the impact of physical shock App 20050121354 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2005-06-09
Lubricant depletion detection in a self-healing disk drive Grant 6,900,957 - Gillis , et al. May 31, 2	2005-05-31
Methods and apparatus for thermally bonding lubricant to a disk surface with use of a heat source in a magnetic head App 20050068659 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2005-03-31
Two stage lubrication process for disk drive App 20050044695 - Fong, Walton ; et al.	2005-03-03
Method for efficient slider burnishing during drive build App 20050044696 - Fong, Walton ; et al.	2005-03-03
Plastic spacer and disk clamp assembly App 20050047007 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2005-03-03
Composite disk clamp assembly for reduced curvature and cost App 20050047005 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2005-03-03
Disk clamp assembly App 20050047006 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2005-03-03
Methods and apparatus for thermally bonding lubricant to a disk surface by the repetitive writing of data Grant 6,831,802 - Gillis , et al. December 14, 2	2004-12-14
Methods and apparatus for thermally bonding lubricant to a disk surface with use of a heating element formed in a magnetic head Grant 6,822,819 - Gillis , et al. November 23, 2	2004-11-23
Closed loop lubrication system for moving magnetic media App 20040095668 - Feliss, Nobert A. ; et al.	2004-05-20
Method for controlling air pressure in an evacuated disk drive Grant 6,700,726 - Gillis , et al. March 2, 2	2004-03-02
Method for controlling the velocity of an actuator arm in a hard disk drive Grant 6,683,743 - Gillis , et al. January 27, 2	2004-01-27
Device and method for monitoring lubricant within a disk drive Grant 6,678,113 - Feliss , et al. January 13, 2	2004-01-13
Lubricant depletion detection in a self-healing disk drive App 20030223315 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2003-12-04
System and method for utilizing an actuator-activated pumping mechanism for reducing the operating pressure of a disk drive assembly Grant 6,618,221 - Gillis , et al. September 9, 2	2003-09-09
In-situ pressure sensor based on read head resistance Grant 6,603,628 - Gillis , et al. August 5, 2	2003-08-05
Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure having lubricant reservoir Grant 6,580,585 - Feliss , et al. June 17, 2	2003-06-17
Offset limiter for reducing potential of disk damage during unload sequence in load/unload disk drive Grant 6,560,074 - Gillis , et al. May 6, 2	2003-05-06
Spacer ring for disk drive spindle with load/unload feature, latch feature, and tribological overcoat App 20030043509 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2003-03-06
Multiple zone data storage system and method Grant 6,501,624 - Gillis , et al. December 31, 2	2002-12-31
Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure having lubricant reservoir App 20020186510 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2002-12-12
System and method for communicating with customers App 20020178018 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2002-11-28
System and method for utilizing an actuator-activated pumping mechanism for reducing the operating pressure of a disk drive assembly App 20020163755 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2002-11-07
Active damping control for a disk drive Grant 6,459,550 - Gillis , et al. October 1, 2	2002-10-01
Device and method for monitoring lubricant within a disk drive App 20020131192 - Feliss, Norbert A. ; et al.	2002-09-19
Magnetic disk drive with offset load/unload tab App 20020093769 - Suk, Mike ; et al.	2002-07-18
Offset limiter for reducing potential of disk damage during unload sequence in load/unload disk drive App 20020093767 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2002-07-18
Recessed slider trailing edge for reducing stiction Grant 6,421,205 - Dorius , et al. July 16, 2	2002-07-16
Method for controlling the velocity of an actuator arm in a hard disk drive App 20020089775 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2002-07-11
Magnetic recording head burnishing method App 20020067574 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2002-06-06
Method and apparatus for preventing data loss in disk drives using predictive failure analysis of magnetoresistive head resistance Grant 6,359,433 - Gillis , et al. March 19, 2	2002-03-19
Active bypass circuit for extending energy capacity and operational life of a multi-cell battery Grant 6,265,846 - Flechsig , et al. July 24, 2	2001-07-24
Method of apparatus to characterize and limit the effect of disk damage in a hard disk drive Grant 6,266,199 - Gillis , et al. July 24, 2	2001-07-24
Hard disk drive with lube on demand actuators Grant 6,246,534 - Gillis , et al. June 12, 2	2001-06-12
Method and apparatus for removing debris from a slider in a disk drive using load/unload technology Grant 6,084,753 - Gillis , et al. July 4, 2	2000-07-04
Stiction reduction in disk drives using heating Grant 5,959,801 - Gillis , et al. September 28, 1	1999-09-28

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