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Robert A. Nottingham — 35 Patents

STSeagate Technology: 33 patents #126 of 4,701Top 3%
LULumenetix: 1 patents #13 of 18Top 75%
Santa Cruz, CA: #89 of 1,911 inventorsTop 5%
California: #14,008 of 386,348 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #96,288 of 4,157,543Top 3%
35 Patents All Time
Robert A. Nottingham has been granted 35 US patents while listed as an inventor at Seagate Technology. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in January 2019. Robert A. Nottingham ranks #96,288 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.3%). Patent records list Robert A. Nottingham in Santa Cruz, CA, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 35 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10192579 Fluid dynamic bearing motors with different width pump seals and journal bearings Jeffry A Le Blanc, Troy M. Herndon 2019-01-29 $8,206,000
9850941 Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearing Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Troy M. Herndon, Alexander Gredinberg 2017-12-26 $13,664,000
9470261 Adjustable gap for a fluid dynamic bearing Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Troy M. Herndon, Alexander Gredinberg 2016-10-18 $12,744,000
9133989 Mechanical attachment system for linear light modules Dustin Cochran 2015-09-15
9115758 Shield restricting axial movement Troy M. Herndon, James Lee, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Thaveesinn Vasavakul +3 more 2015-08-25 $8,541,000
9093108 Fluid dynamic bearing and pumping seal Jeffrey Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon 2015-07-28 $6,619,000
9068596 Hub and spindle assembly Jeffrey Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Alan Lyndon Grantz 2015-06-30 $5,987,000
8690436 Hub and spindle assembly Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Alan Lyndon Grantz 2014-04-08 $28,840,000
8562222 Hub and spindle assembly Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Alan Lyndon Grantz 2013-10-22 $17,688,000
8454238 Spindle regions Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Gregor Flores, Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc 2013-06-04 $18,909,000
8181348 Shielding fluid reservoirs of fluid dynamic bearing motors Troy M. Herndon, James Lee, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Thaveesinn Vasavakul +3 more 2012-05-22 $22,615,000
7944645 Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motor Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Lynn Bich-Quy Le 2011-05-17 $9,790,000
7893585 Motor assembly with multifunctional components Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Paco Flores 2011-02-22 $8,219,000
7726882 Dual seal for optimized performance Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Alexander Parkhomovsky, Robert M. Pelstring, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon 2010-06-01 $9,558,000
7679243 Motor assembly with multifunctional components Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Paco Flores 2010-03-16 $21,994,000
7626783 Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motor Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Lynn Bich-Quy Le 2009-12-01 $32,920,000
7493695 Method for designing a fluid dynamic bearing system Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Mohamed Mizanur Rahman 2009-02-24 $10,620,000
7372663 Lubricated limiter for fluid dynamic bearing motor Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Lynn Bich-Quy Le 2008-05-13 $16,165,000
7234868 Radial pumping oil seal for fluid dynamic bearing motor Michael Tiller, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Troy M. Herndon, Norbert Steven Parsoneault 2007-06-26 $13,134,000
7224552 High-speed centrifugal seal for a spindle motor Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc 2007-05-29 $38,864,000
7101085 Rotating shaft conical fluid dynamic bearing Alan Lyndon Grantz 2006-09-05 $17,591,000
6946764 Conical hybrid FDB motor Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Alan Lyndon Grantz, Troy M. Herndon, Michael D. Kennedy, Anthony Joseph Aiello +2 more 2005-09-20 $14,569,000
6900568 Fluid dynamic bearing motor configured with an integrated counterplate to contain bearing fluid Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Troy M. Herndon 2005-05-31 $14,737,000
6822825 Stiffness compensation for a thermally compensated fluid dynamic bearing Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc 2004-11-23 $7,333,000
6731456 Fluid dynamic bearing thermal compensation Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Alan Grantz 2004-05-04 $5,728,000