This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Active years: 1996.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1996
Title: Hee-Cheol Bum and a Disk-Drive Actuator Restraint
Introduction
Hee-Cheol Bum is an inventor associated with Seoul, South Korea, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The available information credits Bum with 1 patent, concerning a self-latching restraint for a disk-drive actuator.
Latest Patents
Bum’s listed patent, “Self-latching restraint for an actuator of a disk drive,” describes an apparatus designed to secure an actuator in a computer disk drive. The system uses an automatic locking arm with a groove, a stopper containing locking magnets, and a rotatable hook-shaped locking unit with metal conducting plates. A projection on the locking unit engages the groove to prevent actuator movement. The magnetic and conducting components attach in different configurations depending on whether the projection is engaged or withdrawn, supporting the apparatus’s locking and release functions.
Career Highlights
The patent reflects work on a mechanical restraint mechanism for disk-drive components. By providing a way to hold the actuator in place, the design addresses movement within a drive system that includes a spindle motor, magnetic head, and voice coil motor.
Collaborations
Bum’s listed coworkers include Yeong-Mok Kim and Woo-Cheol Jeong. The patent information connects Bum’s work with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Conclusion
Hee-Cheol Bum’s recorded invention focuses on a self-latching mechanism that restrains a disk-drive actuator, illustrating a practical contribution to computer storage hardware.
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