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Battery App 20200395580 - Yao; Minggao | 2020-12-17 |
Method of making a bonded structure for an electrical component, and/or head gimbal assembly, head stack assembly, and disk drive unit incorporating the same Grant 8,472,142 - Yao , et al. June 25, 2 | 2013-06-25 |
Geomagnetic sensor device and digital compass with the same Grant 8,261,458 - Yao , et al. September 11, 2 | 2012-09-11 |
Geomagnetic Sensor Device And Digital Compass With The Same App 20120186091 - Yao; Minggao ;   et al. | 2012-07-26 |
Altitude sensing systems for flying height adjustment Grant 8,225,655 - Yao July 24, 2 | 2012-07-24 |
Piezoelectric element having etched portion to form stepped recesses between layers and manufacturing method thereof, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive device with the same Grant 8,194,359 - Yao , et al. June 5, 2 | 2012-06-05 |
Head gimbal assembly having balanced weight, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 8,169,745 - Yao , et al. May 1, 2 | 2012-05-01 |
Disk drive head gimbal assembly including a PZT micro-actuator with a pair of separate PZT elements Grant 8,134,809 - Yao , et al. March 13, 2 | 2012-03-13 |
Suspension, head gimbal assembly and/or disk drive unit including outrigger with spring beams, and/or manufacturing method thereof Grant 8,130,469 - Yao March 6, 2 | 2012-03-06 |
Vibration sensor, suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit including the same Grant 8,125,735 - Yao , et al. February 28, 2 | 2012-02-28 |
Head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive device with the same Grant 8,120,881 - Yao February 21, 2 | 2012-02-21 |
Thin film piezoelectric element and its manufacturing method, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same Grant 8,089,732 - Yao , et al. January 3, 2 | 2012-01-03 |
Head gimbal assembly, suspension for the head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 8,089,728 - Yao , et al. January 3, 2 | 2012-01-03 |
Slider and micro-actuator assembly, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 8,040,640 - Yao , et al. October 18, 2 | 2011-10-18 |
Head gimbal assembly for use in disk drive devices and method of making the same Grant 8,018,686 - Yao September 13, 2 | 2011-09-13 |
Head gimbal assembly, suspension for the head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20110019310 - Yao; Minggao ;   et al. | 2011-01-27 |
Suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,843,666 - Yao , et al. November 30, 2 | 2010-11-30 |
Micro-actuator for use in small platform disk drive devices, and method of making the same Grant 7,821,743 - Yao , et al. October 26, 2 | 2010-10-26 |
Slider and micro-actuator assembly, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20100259854 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2010-10-14 |
Vibration sensor, suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit including the same App 20100259851 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2010-10-14 |
Suspension Design For High Shock Performance Soldering Ball Bonding App 20100214697 - Yao; Minggao ;   et al. | 2010-08-26 |
Rotational micro-actuator with a rotatable plate, head gimbal assembly and disk drive device with the same Grant 7,768,746 - Yao , et al. August 3, 2 | 2010-08-03 |
Systems and methods for identifying problems with PZT elements of micro-actuators Grant 7,768,276 - Yao August 3, 2 | 2010-08-03 |
Suspension with strengthening plate, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,733,607 - Yao , et al. June 8, 2 | 2010-06-08 |
Rotational micro-actuator integrated with suspension of head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,719,798 - Yao May 18, 2 | 2010-05-18 |
Micro-actuator mounting structure capable of maintaining a substantially constant gap between a top support of a micro-actuator and a suspension during use Grant 7,701,675 - Yao , et al. April 20, 2 | 2010-04-20 |
Head gimbal assembly having dimple-shaft limiter and manufacturing method thereof and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,688,552 - Yao , et al. March 30, 2 | 2010-03-30 |
Head gimbal assembly including first and second dimples, and disk drive unit including the same Grant 7,684,157 - Yao , et al. March 23, 2 | 2010-03-23 |
Performance test method of head gimbal assembly with precise positioning micro-actuator Grant 7,663,829 - Yao February 16, 2 | 2010-02-16 |
Flex cable frame assembly for micro-actuator and flex cable suspension assembly for HGA of disk drive device Grant 7,663,843 - Yao February 16, 2 | 2010-02-16 |
Method and system of using a step plate mechanically formed in a disk drive suspension flexure to mount a micro-actuator to the flexure Grant 7,660,079 - Yao , et al. February 9, 2 | 2010-02-09 |
HGA rotational micro-actuator including an s-shaped frame and method of making thereof Grant 7,643,253 - Yao , et al. January 5, 2 | 2010-01-05 |
Thin film piezoelectric element and its manufacturing method, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same App 20090316306 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2009-12-24 |
Piezoelectric element and manufacturing method thereof, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive device with the same App 20090290263 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2009-11-26 |
Head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive device with the same App 20090284871 - Yao; MingGao | 2009-11-19 |
Thin-film PZT micro-actuator integral with suspension of head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,609,487 - Yao , et al. October 27, 2 | 2009-10-27 |
Method for maintaining alignment of a hard disk micro-actuator and magnetic head with respect to a drive arm's suspension during the curing process of a bonding agent used in their coupling Grant 7,596,859 - Yao , et al. October 6, 2 | 2009-10-06 |
Flexible printed cable, head stack assembly with the same and manufacturing method thereof App 20090207529 - Yao; MingGao | 2009-08-20 |
Piezoelectric micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and its assembling method, and disk drive device with the same App 20090195938 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2009-08-06 |
Head gimbal assembly having an independent spacer therein and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,554,772 - Yao , et al. June 30, 2 | 2009-06-30 |
HSA with air turbulence preventing structure for HGA, disk drive unit with the same, and manufacturing method thereof Grant 7,551,403 - Yao June 23, 2 | 2009-06-23 |
Head gimbal assembly with flying height controller, disk drive unit using the same, and flying height adjusting method and system thereof Grant 7,551,386 - Yao , et al. June 23, 2 | 2009-06-23 |
Rotational PZT micro-actuator with fine head position adjustment capacity, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with same Grant 7,551,405 - Yao , et al. June 23, 2 | 2009-06-23 |
Altitude sensing systems for flying height adjustment App 20090154007 - Yao; MingGao | 2009-06-18 |
Electromagnetic damping locking apparatus for the disk drive unit App 20090154023 - Yao; MingGao | 2009-06-18 |
Rotational PZT micro-actuator with a rotatable plate Grant 7,538,984 - Yao May 26, 2 | 2009-05-26 |
Micro-actuator with integrated trace and bonding pad support Grant 7,535,680 - Yao , et al. May 19, 2 | 2009-05-19 |
Micro-actuator including side arms having back-turned extensions, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,535,681 - Yao , et al. May 19, 2 | 2009-05-19 |
Head gimbal assembly with particle filter device, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,525,763 - Yao , et al. April 28, 2 | 2009-04-28 |
System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuator arm Grant 7,522,383 - Yao , et al. April 21, 2 | 2009-04-21 |
Micro-actuator with electric spark preventing structure, HGA, and disk drive unit with the same, and manufacturing method thereof Grant 7,518,833 - Yao April 14, 2 | 2009-04-14 |
Bonded structure and method of making the same, head gimbal assembly, head stack assembly and disk drive unit using the same App 20090080111 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2009-03-26 |
Micro-actuator, vibration canceller, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,508,634 - Yao , et al. March 24, 2 | 2009-03-24 |
Head gimbal assembly having balanced weight, disk drive unit with the same and manufacturing method thereof App 20090027807 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2009-01-29 |
Performance test method of head gimbal assembly with precise positioning micro-actuator App 20090027808 - Yao; MingGao | 2009-01-29 |
Miro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,474,512 - Yao , et al. January 6, 2 | 2009-01-06 |
Micro-actuator including U-shaped frame and metal support frame, and manufacturing method thereof Grant 7,471,490 - Yao December 30, 2 | 2008-12-30 |
Micro-actuator, micro-actuator suspension, and head gimbal assembly with the same Grant 7,468,869 - Yao , et al. December 23, 2 | 2008-12-23 |
Suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit with the same App 20080297948 - Yao; MingGao | 2008-12-04 |
Micro-Actuator, HGA Equipped with the Micro-Actuator and Method for Manufacturing the HGA App 20080273272 - Yao; Minggao | 2008-11-06 |
Suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit with the same App 20080266713 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-10-30 |
Altitude sensing systems and methods for fly height adjustment App 20080247078 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-10-09 |
Micro-actuator having at least one segmented flexible side arm, and method of making the same App 20080247088 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-10-09 |
Micro-actuator unit, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with vibration canceller Grant 7,433,159 - Yao , et al. October 7, 2 | 2008-10-07 |
Micro-actuator and head gimbal assembly for a disk drive device Grant 7,417,831 - Yao , et al. August 26, 2 | 2008-08-26 |
Sway-type micro-actuator with slider holding arms for a disk drive head gimbal assembly Grant 7,408,745 - Yao , et al. August 5, 2 | 2008-08-05 |
Vehicle wheel speed and acceleration sensor and method for calculating the same Grant 7,405,554 - Yao July 29, 2 | 2008-07-29 |
Micro-actuator for use in small platform disk drive devices, and method of making the same App 20080158734 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-07-03 |
Head gimbal assembly for use in disk drive devices and method of making the same App 20080144224 - Yao; MingGao | 2008-06-19 |
Techniques for reducing flexure distortion and gimbal separation for thin-film PZT micro-actuators of head gimbal assemblies App 20080144225 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-06-19 |
Systems and methods for identifying problems with PZT elements of micro-actuators App 20080106823 - Yao; MingGao | 2008-05-08 |
Vehicle wheel speed and acceleration sensor and method for calculating the same App 20080053245 - Yao; MingGao | 2008-03-06 |
Head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof and disk drive unit with the same App 20080037174 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-02-14 |
Rotational Micro-actuator, Hga With Such Micro-actuator And The Method For Manufacturing The Hga App 20080030904 - YAO; Minggao ;   et al. | 2008-02-07 |
Micro-actuator, HGA equipped with the micro-actuator and method for manufacturing the HGA App 20080024039 - Yao; Minggao | 2008-01-31 |
Method and system of integrating micro-actuator to suspension for HGA of disk drive device App 20080024933 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-01-31 |
Head gimbal assembly with micro-actuator and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit with the same App 20080024920 - Yao; MingGao | 2008-01-31 |
Micro-actuator mounting arrangement and manufacturing method thereof App 20080002304 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2008-01-03 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,312,956 - Yao , et al. December 25, 2 | 2007-12-25 |
Micro-actuator including a leading beam pivot part, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same Grant 7,298,593 - Yao , et al. November 20, 2 | 2007-11-20 |
Micro-actuator, micro-actuator suspension, and head gimbal assembly with the same App 20070253115 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-11-01 |
Head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same App 20070247762 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-10-25 |
Micro-actuator including U-shaped frame and metal support frame, and manufacturing method thereof App 20070223145 - Yao; MingGao | 2007-09-27 |
Rotational PZT micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with same App 20070223146 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-09-27 |
Suspension with strengthening plate, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20070223144 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-09-27 |
Rotational micro-actuator integrated with suspension of head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20070188931 - Yao; Minggao | 2007-08-16 |
Head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same App 20070153429 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-07-05 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20070139823 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-06-21 |
Rotational PZT micro-actuator and manufacturing method thereof App 20070139824 - Yao; MingGao | 2007-06-21 |
Micro-actuator mounting structure and method for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly App 20070139825 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-06-21 |
Method and system for testing a slider for a head gimbal assembly of a disk drive device App 20070137024 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-06-21 |
Method for preventing operational and manufacturing imperfections in piezoelectric micro-actuators Grant 7,225,513 - Yao , et al. June 5, 2 | 2007-06-05 |
Suspension, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same App 20070115591 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-05-24 |
HSA with air turbulence preventing structure for HGA, disk drive unit with the same, and manufacturing method thereof App 20070115593 - Yao; MingGao | 2007-05-24 |
Thin-film PZT micro-actuator integrated with suspension of head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20070109690 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-05-17 |
Micro-actuator with electric spark preventing structure, HGA, and disk drive unit with the same, and manufacturing method thereof App 20070109689 - Yao; MingGao | 2007-05-17 |
Micro-actuator and head gimbal assembly for a disk drive device App 20070097554 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-05-03 |
Flex cable frame assembly for micro-actuator and flex cable suspension assembly for HGA of disk drive device App 20070097553 - Yao; MingGao | 2007-05-03 |
Micro-actuator and head gimbal assembly for a disk drive device App 20070070552 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-03-29 |
Head gimbal assembly with particle filter device, and disk drive unit with the same App 20070025020 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-02-01 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20070025025 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-02-01 |
Method for treating PZT element, PZT micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with treated PZT micro-actuator App 20070000110 - Yao; MingGao | 2007-01-04 |
Micro-actuator with integrated trace and bonding pad support App 20070002500 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2007-01-04 |
System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuator arm App 20060291103 - Yao; Minggao ;   et al. | 2006-12-28 |
System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuator arm Grant 7,142,396 - Yao , et al. November 28, 2 | 2006-11-28 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the micro-actuator App 20060256479 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-11-16 |
Micro-actuator unit, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with vibration canceller App 20060164763 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-07-27 |
Micro-actuator, vibration canceller, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20060146449 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-07-06 |
Method for preventing operational and manufacturing imperfections in piezoelectric micro-actuators Grant 7,065,845 - Yao , et al. June 27, 2 | 2006-06-27 |
Method and apparatus for electrically and physically coupling a micro-actuator and slider to a hard drive arm suspension for component replacement after detachment from the suspension Grant 7,051,424 - Yao , et al. May 30, 2 | 2006-05-30 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same App 20060098347 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-05-11 |
Head gimbal assembly with flying height controller, disk drive unit using the same, and flying height adjusting method and system thereof App 20060082917 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-04-20 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same App 20060072247 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-04-06 |
Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same App 20060050442 - Yao; MingGao ;   et al. | 2006-03-09 |
System And Method For Improving Piezoelectric Micro-actuator Operation By Preventing Undesired Micro-actuator Motion Hindrance And By Preventing Micro-actuator Misalignment And Damage During Manufacture Grant 6,873,497 - Yao , et al. March 29, 2 | 2005-03-29 |
System and method for preventing operational and manufacturing imperfections in piezoelectric micro-actuators App 20040211048 - Yao, Minggao ;   et al. | 2004-10-28 |
System and method for preventing operational and manufacturing imperfections in piezoelectric micro-actuators App 20040174093 - Yao, Minggao ;   et al. | 2004-09-09 |
System and method for preventing computer storage media surface contaminant accumulation and for preventing impact-related head/slider damage App 20040085677 - Yao, MingGao ;   et al. | 2004-05-06 |
System and method for improving piezoelectric micro-actuator operation by preventing undesired micro-actuator motion hindrance and by preventing micro-actuator misalignment and damage during manufacture App 20040001289 - Yao, Minggao ;   et al. | 2004-01-01 |
System and method for preventing operational and manufacturing imperfections in piezoelectric micro-actuators App 20030227235 - Yao, Minggao ;   et al. | 2003-12-11 |
System and method for damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk actuator arm App 20030227719 - Yao, Minggao ;   et al. | 2003-12-11 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining alignment of a hard disk micro-actuator and magnetic head with respect to a drive arm's suspension during the curing process of a bonding agent used in their coupling App 20030188421 - Yao, Minggao ;   et al. | 2003-10-09 |