| 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 |
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2004-07-13 |
$784,000 |
| 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 |
$3,095,000 |
| 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 |
$2,924,000 |
| 6271980 |
Disk cartridge inertia detection methods and apparatus |
David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, Clark C. Bruderer |
2001-08-07 |
$7,902,000 |
| 6201665 |
Disk drive load ramp for protecting the actuator heads |
Thomas J. Angellotti, Ralph L. Sonderegger, Carl F. Nicklos |
2001-03-13 |
$7,861,000 |
| 6144526 |
Disk cartridge for use with a removable cartridge data storage drive |
David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, Clark C. Bruderer |
2000-11-07 |
$10,493,000 |
| 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 |
$5,638,000 |
| 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 |
$8,710,000 |
| 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 |
$20,132,000 |
| 5995326 |
Head gimbal protection for a disk drive |
Jeff Villiard |
1999-11-30 |
$3,905,000 |
| 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 |
$13,699,000 |
| 5943193 |
Head park mechanism in a data storage device for preventing accidental damage |
David E. Jones, Kelly D. Wright |
1999-08-24 |
$4,272,000 |
| 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 |
$10,949,000 |
| 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 |
$19,627,000 |
| 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 |
$38,698,000 |
| 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 |
$15,381,000 |
| 5731933 |
Molded actuator crash stops |
Ralph L. Sonderegger |
1998-03-24 |
$27,674,000 |
| 5677818 |
Disk Cartridge with fuzzed liner |
Yiping Ma, Theodore D. Hodapp, Ronald F. Hales |
1997-10-14 |
$44,507,000 |
| 5650891 |
Apparatus for performing multiple functions in a data storage device using a single electro-mechanical device |
Carl F. Nicklos |
1997-07-22 |
$24,244,000 |
| 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 |
$55,475,000 |
| 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 |
$53,301,000 |