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Brian T. Pendleton

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 15589, Phone: (571)272-7527 , Office: P/2425 )

Most Active Art Unit
2644
Art Unit(s)
2644, 2747, 2615, 2425
Total Applications
533
Issued Applications
345
Pending Applications
49
Abandoned Applications
140

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/476720
Cable bonding protection for head dimensional stability Sep 15, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18253423 [patent_doc_number] => 20230080462 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-03-16 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND VIBRATION PERFORMANCE OF HARD DISK DRIVES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/475680 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4952 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17475680 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/475680
Methods and systems for controlling thermal performance and vibration performance of hard disk drives Sep 14, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18751284 [patent_doc_number] => 11810602 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-07 [patent_title] => Mechanism to shift the head span of a tape head at a wafer level [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/470977 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5498 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17470977 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/470977
Mechanism to shift the head span of a tape head at a wafer level Sep 8, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17699944 [patent_doc_number] => 11373676 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-28 [patent_title] => Write transducer with recessed portion to improve track shingling performance [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/469571 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 13295 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17469571 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/469571
Write transducer with recessed portion to improve track shingling performance Sep 7, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19858035 [patent_doc_number] => 12260885 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-25 [patent_title] => Disk device having components that communicate with each other via conversion devices [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/469410 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 14027 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 251 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17469410 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/469410
Disk device having components that communicate with each other via conversion devices Sep 7, 2021 Issued
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17/466897
DISK DEVICE Sep 2, 2021 Abandoned
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17/465848
Removable disk clamp for read-write device in archival data storage library Sep 2, 2021 Issued
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17/464248
Contact pad with electrical connection structure for connecting a piezoelectric element and an electrical circuit with a conductive adhesive Aug 31, 2021 Issued
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17/461321
Information processing apparatus and information processing method Aug 29, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17908380 [patent_doc_number] => 11462239 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-04 [patent_title] => Magnetic head and magnetic recording device having magnetic layers and nonmagnetic layers between shield and magnetic pole [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/404909 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-08-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 13090 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 200 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17404909 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/404909
Magnetic head and magnetic recording device having magnetic layers and nonmagnetic layers between shield and magnetic pole Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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18/684665
SOUND SOURCE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING MAGNETIC DRUM Aug 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/396213
Tape head design having an antiferromagnetic coupling (AFC) null shield for same gap verify Aug 5, 2021 Issued
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17/393415
Recording device, reading device, recording method, recording program, reading method, reading program, and magnetic tape Aug 3, 2021 Issued
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17/375681
One or more sliders that include a protective overcoat that extends across the entire air bearing surface Jul 13, 2021 Issued
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17/359098
Soft bias shape anisotropy stabilization read head design and method of making same Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/359199
Read head having one or more antiferromagnetic layers below soft bias side shields, and related methods Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/359171
Read head having one or more antiferromagnetic layers above soft bias side shields, and related methods Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/359046
Tape head design having a null shield for same gap verify Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/356448
Supporting device and related electronic apparatus Jun 22, 2021 Issued
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17/356277
Flexible printed circuit offset finger stiffener Jun 22, 2021 Issued
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