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Mark S. Thayne

IH Io-Mega Holding: 22 patents #7 of 308Top 3%
Overall (All Time): #198,255 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
7423830 Detecting head/disk contact in a disk drive using a calibration parameter Yiping Ma 2008-09-09
6763521 Low cost storage device and method of using the same 2004-07-13
6359756 Disk drive having a system for protecting the read/write heads Ralph L. Sonderegger, Thomas J. Angellotti, Craig Rupp, Mick Estes, Klinton D. Washburn 2002-03-19
6301082 Operating system for operating an eject system and a head retraction system of a disk drive Ralph L. Sonderegger, Thomas J. Angellotti, David E. Jones, Reed J. Moody, Carl Hale +1 more 2001-10-09
6271980 Disk cartridge inertia detection methods and apparatus David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, Clark C. Bruderer 2001-08-07
6201665 Disk drive load ramp for protecting the actuator heads Thomas J. Angellotti, Ralph L. Sonderegger, Carl F. Nicklos 2001-03-13
6144526 Disk cartridge for use with a removable cartridge data storage drive David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, Clark C. Bruderer 2000-11-07
6137651 Flexured mounting system for friction reduction and friction linearization in linear actuator for disk drive Lawrence Clayton, Carl E. Ellis, Todd L. Graves, Peter Shay, Thomas J. Angellotti +5 more 2000-10-24
6072666 Head retraction system for retracting the heads of a disk drive Ralph L. Sonderegger, Thomas J. Angellotti, Craig Rupp, Mick Estes, Klinton D. Washburn 2000-06-06
6018433 Disk cartridge and data storage device with incompatible disk cartridge insertion protection David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, George H. Smedley, Jr. 2000-01-25
5995326 Head gimbal protection for a disk drive Jeff Villiard 1999-11-30
5982588 Elongated rear bearing for linear actuator David E. Jones, Thomas J. Angellotti, John C. Briggs, Paul Johnson, Yiping Ma +1 more 1999-11-09
5943193 Head park mechanism in a data storage device for preventing accidental damage David E. Jones, Kelly D. Wright 1999-08-24
5920445 Flexured mounting system for friction reduction and friction linearization in linear actuator for disk drive Thomas J. Angellotti, John C. Briggs, Paul Johnson, David E. Jones, Carl F. Nicklos +1 more 1999-07-06
5912786 Disk drive apparatus having an improved spindle motor loading mechanism Carl F. Nicklos, David E. Jones, Ralph L. Sonderegger, Reed J. Moody 1999-06-15
5854719 Methods and apparatus for detecting whether a removable cartridge disk drive is empty David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, Clark C. Bruderer 1998-12-29
5805555 Movable internal platform for a disk drive David E. Jones, Michael R. Lyon, Richard F. Leavitt, Carl F. Nicklos, Ralph L. Sonderegger +1 more 1998-09-08
5731933 Molded actuator crash stops Ralph L. Sonderegger 1998-03-24
5677818 Disk Cartridge with fuzzed liner Yiping Ma, Theodore D. Hodapp, Ronald F. Hales 1997-10-14
5650891 Apparatus for performing multiple functions in a data storage device using a single electro-mechanical device Carl F. Nicklos 1997-07-22
5636085 Magnetic read/write head assembly configured with bleed slots passing through rails to stabilize flexible medium while attaining low fly heighs with respect thereto David E. Jones, Brian Schick 1997-06-03
5617397 Movable internal platform for a disk drive David E. Jones, Michael R. Lyon, Richard F. Leavitt, Carl F. Nicklos, Ralph L. Sonderegger +1 more 1997-04-01