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David S. Allsup — 16 Patents

STSeagate Technology: 16 patents #370 of 4,722Top 8%
Norman, OK: #21 of 626 inventorsTop 4%
Oklahoma: #574 of 12,736 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
David S. Allsup has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Seagate Technology. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in July 2012. David S. Allsup ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list David S. Allsup in Norman, OK, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2001.peak 31992: 2 patents19921996: 1 patents1997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2001: 3 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082012: 2 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8213173 Mass data storage device cartridge flexible interconnect Matthew James Dozier, Brent R. Brown, Peter R. Janik 2012-07-03 $12,383,000
8120902 Durable mass data storage device cartridge Matthew James Dozier, Brent R. Brown, Peter R. Janik 2012-02-21 $16,187,000
7420769 Data storage device enclosure with overmolded connector to provide conductive lead support Jess Brandon Pool, Curtis A. Trammell 2008-09-02 $8,765,000
6751049 Downstream finned shroud airstream conditioning apparatus for a data storage device Srinivas Tadepalli 2004-06-15 $6,170,000
6542328 Disc separator plate with air dam Chad R. Harrison, Eldon L. Nelson, Jackson W. Nichols, Mohammad N. Ahmad, Richard G. Krum 2003-04-01 $6,510,000
6411472 Dual metal laminate tolerance ring for acoustic and vibration damping 2002-06-25
6304409 Active damping of actuator bearing translational mode 2001-10-16
6271987 Circumferentially extending disc snubber Carl Fred Adams, John D. Stricklin 2001-08-07
6236531 Flex support snubber Maureen A. Aragon, Alvin E. Cox, Matthew Duvall, Carrie R. McKie, Stephen R. Genheimer 2001-05-22
6115214 Rotary snubber assembly for a disc drive Kenneth L. Pottebaum, Phillip R. Ridenour 2000-09-05 $15,230,000
5999373 Bearing cartridge for a disc drive Jeffery D. Andress, Nigel F. Misso 1999-12-07 $7,717,000
5731930 Insulated wire guides for an actuator assembly Mark Maggio 1998-03-24 $13,249,000
5644452 Apparatus connecting a flexible circuit to an actuator arm of a disc drive Alvin E. Cox, Steven S. Eckerd, Mark Maggio 1997-07-01 $51,519,000
5498840 Transducer signal terminator Mark Maggio, Alvin E. Cox, Tom Metzner, Steven S. Eckerd, Loren Skarky 1996-03-12 $55,474,000
5142770 Apparatus for predicting twist out torque in a swage mount Michael A. Cain 1992-09-01 $11,925,000
5097584 Method for predicting twist out torque in a swage mount Michael A. Cain 1992-03-24 $7,076,000