HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC Active Patents
44 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2024-12-20: Application 18989771; Invention Shape Memory Alloy Bistable Actuator; Applicant Hutchinson Technology Incorporated; Status Patented Case.
- 2024-04-10: Application 18631960; Invention Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Bimorph Actuators With Reduced Wire Exit Angle; Applicant Hutchinson Technology Incorporated; Status Patented Case.
- 2024-01-09: Application 18407667; Invention Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof; Applicant Hutchinson Technology Incorporated; Status Patented Case.
- 2023-11-14: Application 18389321; Invention Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof; Applicant Hutchinson Technology Incorporated; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-20 | 18989771 | Shape Memory Alloy Bistable Actuator | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2026-06-16 | 12655832 | US20250215863A1 | Mark A. Miller | United States | MIAN, SHAFIQ A |
| 2024-04-10 | 18631960 | Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Bimorph Actuators With Reduced Wire Exit Angle | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-11-25 | 12480481 | US20240369047A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka | United States | NGUYEN, HOANG M |
| 2024-01-09 | 18407667 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-07-29 | 12372858 | US20240184188A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto Mark A. Miller | United States United States United States | PHAN, MINH Q |
| 2023-11-14 | 18389321 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2026-06-23 | 12663691 | US20240077782A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis | United States United States United States United States | MIAN, SHAFIQ A |
| 2023-11-09 | 18388473 | Miniature Pressure/ | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-02-04 | 12216013 | US20240068889A1 | Michael W. Davis Peter F. Ladwig Matthew S. Lang Dean E. Myers Clark T. Olsen Douglas P. Riemer | United States United States United States United States United States United States | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L |
| 2023-10-11 | 18379105 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-03-11 | 12248233 | US20240036446A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto Mark A. Miller | United States United States United States | PHAN, MINH Q |
| 2023-05-02 | 18142471 | Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Bimorph Actuators With Reduced Wire Exit Angle | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-05-14 | 11982263 | Ryan N. Ruzicka | United States | NGUYEN, HOANG M | |
| 2023-04-12 | 18133740 | Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Bimorph Actuators And Methods For Manufacturing The Same | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-12-30 | 12510061 | US20240344505A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Zachary A. Pokornowski Mark A. Miller Jeremy J. Stroschein | United States United States United States United States | CRUM, JACOB R |
| 2023-01-31 | 18103745 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-02-06 | 11892759 | US20230176458A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto Mark A. Miller | United States United States United States | PHAN, MINH Q |
| 2023-01-31 | 18103725 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-08-06 | 12055844 | US20230176457A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto Mark A. Miller | United States United States United States | PHAN, MINH Q |
| 2022-11-11 | 17985715 | High Density Coil Design And Process | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-05-20 | 12308157 | US20230071114A1 | John L. Schumann Nole D. German Trent A. Johnson Duane M. Jelkin Matthew S. Lang Ryan N. Ruzicka Forrest A. Cravens Todd A. Peter Zachary A. Pokornowski | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | DUMBRIS, SETH M |
| 2022-11-10 | 17984847 | CAMERA ASSEMBLY | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated Cambridge Mechatronics Limited | Patented Case | 2026-04-07 | 12596267 | US20230071152A1 | Chee Keong Lai James Howarth Peter Francis Ladwig Richard Rodger Jenneke Robin Eddington Stephen Matthew Bunting | United States United Kingdom United States United States United Kingdom United Kingdom | NGUYEN, THONG Q |
| 2022-07-22 | 17871780 | Guided Autofocus Assembly | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2026-03-31 | 12591102 | US20220357544A1 | Mark A. Miller | United States | WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y |
| 2022-06-02 | 17831318 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-01-02 | 11859598 | US20220397103A1 | Duane M. Jelkin Raymond R. Wolter | United States United States | NGUYEN, HOANG M |
| 2022-04-26 | 17729877 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2023-06-27 | 11686294 | US20220252055A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis Ryan N. Ruzicka Zachary A. Pokornowski Yasushi Sakamoto | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | MIAN, SHAFIQ A |
| 2022-04-05 | 17714069 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2023-06-06 | 11668288 | US20220228576A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto | United States | MIAN, SHAFIQ A |
| 2022-04-04 | 17712933 | Chain Extenders And Formulations Thereof For Improving Elongation In Photosensitive Polyimide | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-08-12 | 12386258 | US20220221791A1 | Andrew R. Dick Jeffery D. Weckwerth | United States United States | CHU, JOHN S Y |
| 2022-01-28 | 17587865 | Miniature Pressure/ | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-01-09 | 11867575 | US20220196494A1 | Michael W. Davis Peter F. Ladwig Matthew S. Lang Dean E. Myers Clark T. Olsen Douglas P. Riemer | United States United States United States United States United States United States | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L |
| 2022-01-05 | 17569268 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2023-11-14 | 11815794 | US20220128046A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto Mark A. Miller | United States United States United States | PHAN, MINH Q |
| 2021-12-22 | 17560091 | Surface Treatment Producing High Conductivity Vias With Simultaneous Polymer Adhesion | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-11-04 | 12460291 | US20220205080A1 | Douglas P. Riemer Andrew R. Dick | United States United States | ZHANG, HAI Y |
| 2021-12-13 | 17549508 | Sensor Shift Structures In Optical Image Stabilization Suspensions | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-07-23 | 12044219 | US20220099072A1 | Mark A. Miller Peter F. Ladwig Douglas P. Riemer Duane M. Jelkin John L. Schumann | United States United States United States United States United States | KHAN, USMAN A |
| 2021-12-13 | 17549348 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-01-09 | 11867160 | US20220106942A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis | United States United States United States United States | HU, XIAOTING |
| 2021-12-06 | 17543422 | Guided Autofocus Assembly | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-06-11 | 12007618 | US20220091356A1 | Mark A. Miller | United States | WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y |
| 2021-10-27 | 17512511 | Electroless Nickel Etch Chemistry, Method Of Etching And Pretreatment | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-03-19 | 11932948 | US20220127729A1 | Matthew J. Horner Gowtham V. Vangara Douglas P. Riemer | United States United States United States | OLSEN, ALLAN W |
| 2021-09-20 | 17479569 | Treatment Methods And Solutions For Improving Adhesion Of Gold Electroplating On Metal Surfaces | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-02-13 | 11898264 | US20220090284A1 | Paul V. Pesavento Collin M. Grove Douglas P. Riemer | United States United States United States | CHUNG, HOSUNG CHARLES |
| 2021-09-03 | 17466749 | Microetch Neutralizer Chemistry For Ni-Au Plating Defect Elimination | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-01-14 | 12195870 | US20220074067A1 | Paul V. Pesavento Douglas P. Riemer David A. Brouchous | United States United States United States | HASKE, WOJCIECH |
| 2021-08-25 | 17412030 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuator | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-07-30 | 12049877 | US20210381497A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis Ryan N. Ruzicka | United States United States United States United States United States | VIEAUX, GARY C |
| 2021-07-26 | 17385806 | Camera Lens Suspension With Limiter | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-05-07 | 11977241 | US20210356759A1 | Mark A. Miller | United States | CHAPEL, DEREK S |
| 2021-06-04 | 17339797 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2022-09-20 | 11448853 | US20210294069A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis Ryan N. Ruzicka | United States United States United States United States United States | PHAN, MINH Q |
| 2021-04-05 | 17222144 | Integrated Camera Lens Suspension | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2023-04-25 | 11635631 | US20210223564A1 | Peter F. Ladwig Mark A. Miller Richard R. Jenneke | United States United States United States | LAVARIAS, ARNEL C |
| 2021-03-19 | 17207530 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2022-05-17 | 11333134 | US20210207587A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis Ryan N. Ruzicka Zachary A. Pokornowski Yasushi Sakamoto | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | MIAN, SHAFIQ A |
| 2021-03-08 | 17195497 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2022-04-19 | 11306706 | US20210190046A1 | Ryan N. Ruzicka Yasushi Sakamoto | United States United States | MIAN, SHAFIQ A |
| 2021-03-01 | 17189034 | Guided Autofocus Assembly | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2021-12-07 | 11194115 | Mark A. Miller | United States | WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y | |
| 2021-02-09 | 17171886 | Method For Forming Components Without Adding Tabs During Etching | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-07-23 | 12044965 | US20210247691A1 | Clark T. Olsen Jeffery G. Ribar | United States United States | REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER |
| 2021-01-29 | 17162927 | Process Coupons Used In Manufacturing Flexures | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2023-02-28 | 11594249 | US20210225396A1 | Kurt C. Swanson Brian D. Boudreau | United States United States | KIM, PAUL D |
| 2021-01-11 | 17146213 | Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2025-09-23 | 12422733 | US20210131405A1 | Mark A. Miller Nathaniel K. Behning Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis | United States United States United States United States | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA |
| 2020-09-22 | 17028706 | Integrated Sensors | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-03-26 | 11940340 | US20210356338A1 | Clark T. Olsen Duane M. Jelkin | United States United States | SAINT SURIN, JACQUES M |
| 2020-09-22 | 17028073 | Component Identification | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-02-20 | 11907790 | US20210279545A1 | Dean E. Myers Michael W. Davis Clark T. Olsen Beauregard J. Gagnon | United States United States United States United States | TARDIF, DAVID P |
| 2019-10-02 | 16591108 | Etch Chemistry For Metallic Materials | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2024-01-16 | 11873564 | US20200102657A1 | Douglas P. Riemer Peter F. Ladwig | United States United States | DUCLAIR, STEPHANIE P. |
| 2019-06-19 | 16446506 | Photoresist Spectral Sensitivity Matching Radiometer For Trace/ | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2022-09-13 | 11441942 | US20190391007A1 | Matthew S. Lang Lawrence E. LaLonde Kyle T. Tobias | United States United States United States | LEE, JOHN R |
| 2019-04-25 | 16394521 | Gold Plating On Metal Layer For Backside Connection Access | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2022-08-02 | 11404310 | US20190341293A1 | Zachary A. Pokornowski Ronald A. Greeley Terry W. Zeller Jeffery G. Ribar Joel B. Michaletz John A. Theget | United States United States United States United States United States United States | HA, NATHAN W |
| 2019-03-27 | 16366064 | Plating Method To Reduce Or Eliminate Voids In Solder Applied Without Flux | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2023-06-13 | 11674235 | US20190316267A1 | Douglas P. Riemer Peter F. Ladwig | United States United States | WONG, EDNA |
| 2017-02-03 | 15424282 | MINIATURE PRESSURE/ | Hutchinson Technology Incorporated | Patented Case | 2022-02-08 | 11243127 | US20170219443A1 | Michael W. Davis Peter F. Ladwig Matthew S. Lang Dean E. Myers Clark T. Olsen Douglas P. Riemer | United States United States United States United States United States United States | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L |
| 2016-05-06 | 15148034 | PLASMA TREATMENTS FOR FLEXURES OF HARD DISK DRIVES | HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | Patented Case | 2024-10-29 | 12129567 | US20160329067A1 | Kurt F. Fischer Alexander W. Haas Matthew J. Horner Peter F. Ladwig Carl C. Minton Paul V. Pesavento David D. Smahel Christopher J. Sperl Darrell C. Sydlo Ritesh K. Tiwari Kyle T. Tobias Maryam O. Yusuf | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | RUFO, LOUIS J |