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App. No. 18/830,299
· Confirmation No. 1480
INTER-COVER PLACEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLING SUBSTANCES IN DATA STORAGE DEVICES
Inventors:
Dongying LI, Miki NAMIHISA, Gary LIU, Henry Chi Hang YIP, Yixiang ZHANG, Shin NAGAHIRO, David DUDEK, Sukumar RAJAURIA, Qing DAI
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
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Inventors
Dongying LI
San Jose, CA
Miki NAMIHISA
Fujisawa-shi, JAPAN
Gary LIU
San Jose, CA
Henry Chi Hang YIP
South San Francisco, CA
Yixiang ZHANG
San Jose, CA
Shin NAGAHIRO
Fujisawa-shi, JAPAN
David DUDEK
San Jose, CA
Sukumar RAJAURIA
San Jose, CA
Qing DAI
San Jose, CA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
360/97.22
G11B33/1406
G11B33/1453
G11B25/043
G11B33/0416
G11B33/1466
Prosecution
- Examiner
- KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH
- Art Unit
- 2688
- Customer No.
- 131616
- Docket No.
- WDA-7745-US
- Confirmation No.
- 1480
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20260073949A1
- Pub. Date
- 2026-03-12
No related applications found.
SECURITY AGREEMENT (SUPPLEMENTAL)
Recorded 2024-11-14
from
DAI, QING,
LIU, GARY,
YIP, HENRY CHI HANG,
LI, DONGYING,
NAMIHISA, MIKI,
ZHANG, YIXIANG,
RAJAURIA, SUKUMAR,
DUDEK, DAVID,
NAGAHIRO, SHIN
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2024-09-10
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/830,299
- Filed
- 2024-09-10
- Pub. No.
- US20260073949A1
- Examiner
- KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH
- Art Unit
- 2688
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