公开(公告)号：US20190076956A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15698990

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Jerome Thomas Coffey ,  Samuel Edward Severson ,  Jeffrey L. Bruce ,  Emily Ann Chesnut

IPC: B23K20/12 ,  G06F1/16 ,  B23K20/24

Abstract: Described are devices and assemblies (e.g., precursors to a devices) that include a friction stir weld or a joint useful for forming a friction stir weld, the devices containing two metal components that form the joint at which the friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a devices, assembly, joints, or friction stir weld as described.

公开(公告)号：US09823692B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US15138082

申请日：2016-04-25

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： David G. Fitzgerald ,  Jerome Thomas Coffey ,  Samuel Edward Severson ,  David R. Lapp

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H02G3/22

CPC classification number: G06F1/16 ,  G11B25/043 ,  G11B33/027 ,  G11B33/1466 ,  H02G3/22

Abstract: A hard drive includes a base deck and process cover that define a cavity for housing data storage components. The hard drive further includes a final cover that is placed over the process cover and is coupled to the base deck. The final cover and process cover are directly coupled to each other.

公开(公告)号：US11538505B1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US15990073

申请日：2018-05-25

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Jerome Thomas Coffey ,  David R. Lapp ,  Samuel Edward Severson

IPC: G11B33/14 ,  B23K20/12

Abstract: Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof that contain a metal base that includes a recess and a metal cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly; the base includes at least one bow wave reduction feature.

公开(公告)号：US11065713B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US15993940

申请日：2018-05-31

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： David R. Lapp ,  Jerome Thomas Coffey ,  Samuel Edward Severson ,  Krithika Kalyanasundaram

IPC: B23K20/12 ,  G11B33/14

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods to join at least first and second metallic components in which a pre-treatment is applied to one or more region(s) of at least one of the components to be welded together before welding takes place. The pre-treatment involves contacting at least a region of the first metallic component with a rotating and translating tool such that the rotating and translating contact locally heats, softens, and mixes successive portions of at least the region of the first metallic component. The first and second metallic components are placed together such that a joint is provided between at least the pre-treated region of the first metallic component and the second metallic component. At least the pre-treated region of the first metallic component is welded to the second metallic component along at least a portion of the joint.

公开(公告)号：US10566032B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15698990

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Jerome Thomas Coffey ,  Samuel Edward Severson ,  Jeffrey L. Bruce ,  Emily Ann Chesnut

IPC: B23K20/24 ,  G11B33/14 ,  B23K20/12 ,  G06F1/16 ,  B23K101/36

Abstract: Described are devices and assemblies (e.g., precursors to a devices) that include a friction stir weld or a joint useful for forming a friction stir weld, the devices containing two metal components that form the joint at which the friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a devices, assembly, joints, or friction stir weld as described.

公开(公告)号：US20200038990A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16558557

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC.

Inventor： Jerome Thomas Coffey ,  Samuel Edward Severson ,  David G. Fitzgerald ,  Jeffrey L. Bruce ,  David R. Lapp ,  Darrel R. Culver

IPC: B23K20/12 ,  G11B33/04 ,  G11B33/02 ,  H05K5/04 ,  H05K5/06 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof, that contain a base and a cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly.

公开(公告)号：US10199076B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US14882604

申请日：2015-10-14

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Thomas M. Durrum ,  David Ray Lapp ,  Stephen G. Horning ,  Samuel Edward Severson

IPC: G11B33/14 ,  B65B31/04 ,  G11B25/04

Abstract: Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards a manufacturing apparatus including a first chamber having a first cavity, and a first actuator. The first actuator aligns the opening of the first chamber to an opening in a second chamber having a second cavity, sealing the first cavity to the second cavity. The manufacturing apparatus further includes gas flow componentry that in conjunction with the first actuator and first chamber evacuate the second cavity by drawing a vacuum in the first cavity. After the second cavity is evacuated, the gas flow componentry fills the second cavity filled with a gas by introducing the gas to the first cavity. A second actuator seals the gas in the second cavity by applying a seal that covers the opening in the second chamber while the first and second cavity remains sealed to one another via the first actuator.