Issued Patents All Time
Showing 51–75 of 92 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6031683 | Method for optimization of seek and settle performance in hard disk drives | David Eugene Iverson, Gordon James Smith, Donald R. Tobie | 2000-02-29 |
| 6023384 | Data recording device and control apparatus for recording data twice on one track using different encoding methods | Nathaniel C. Anderson, Mohammed Amine Hajji, Michael J. Ross | 2000-02-08 |
| 6005742 | Method and apparatus for controlling a multiple-stage actuator for a disk drive | Earl A. Cunningham, Long-Sheng Fan, Timothy C. Reiley | 1999-12-21 |
| 6002540 | Method and apparatus for rotary actuator arc compensation correction in a direct access storage device | Earl A. Cunningham, Kevin J. Erickson | 1999-12-14 |
| 6002539 | Method for calibrating a dual element magnetoresistive head | Gordon James Smith | 1999-12-14 |
| 5995317 | Method and apparatus for real-time filtering of a position error signal for a disk drive servo system | — | 1999-11-30 |
| 5973870 | Adaptive and in-situ load/unload damage estimation and compensation | Zine-Eddine Boutaghou, Gordon James Smith | 1999-10-26 |
| 5936788 | Method and apparatus for ramp load and unload | Zine-Eddine Boutaghou, Earl A. Cunningham | 1999-08-10 |
| 5930493 | Multimedia server system and method for communicating multimedia information | Gordon James Smith, George Willard VanLeeuwen | 1999-07-27 |
| 5920441 | Method and apparatus for controlling a multiple-stage actuator for a disk drive | Earl A. Cunningham, Long-Sheng Fan, Timothy C. Reiley | 1999-07-06 |
| 5880901 | Method and apparatus for positioning a magnetoresistive head | Gordon James Smith | 1999-03-09 |
| 5875066 | Method and apparatus for real-time filtering of a position error signal for a disk drive servo system | — | 1999-02-23 |
| 5872676 | Method and apparatus for positioning a dual element magnetoresistive head using thermal signals | Gordon James Smith | 1999-02-16 |
| 5870241 | Method and apparatus for evasive maneuvering to keep DASD heads away from protruding surface defects | Gordon James Smith | 1999-02-09 |
| 5854722 | Method and apparatus for rotary actuator arc compensation correction in a direct access storage device | Earl A. Cunningham, Kevin J. Erickson | 1998-12-29 |
| 5838514 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermal response of a magnetoresistive transducer | Gordon James Smith | 1998-11-17 |
| 5831786 | Disk drive having position sensor for ramp load and unload, and method for its use | Zine-Eddine Boutaghou, Earl A. Cunningham | 1998-11-03 |
| 5778135 | Real-time edit control for video program material | Gordon James Smith | 1998-07-07 |
| 5764430 | Disk drive having optimized spindle speed for environment | Gordon James Smith | 1998-06-09 |
| 5751510 | Method and apparatus for restoring a thermal response signal of a magnetoresistive head | Gordon James Smith | 1998-05-12 |
| 5751883 | Multimedia direct access storage device and formatting method | Gordon James Smith, George W. Van Leeuwen | 1998-05-12 |
| 5739994 | Optimally banded disk for use with multiple frequency channel | Gordon James Smith | 1998-04-14 |
| 5739972 | Method and apparatus for positioning a magnetoresistive head using thermal response to servo information on the record medium | Gordon James Smith | 1998-04-14 |
| 5732215 | System for equalizing operating temperature by allocating infrequently accessed data to the high temperature DASD and allocating frequently accessed data to the low temperature DASD | Zine-Eddine Boutaghou | 1998-03-24 |
| 5729397 | System and method for recording direct access storage device operating statistics | Gordon James Smith | 1998-03-17 |