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Thomas O. Melrose

MA Maxtor: 12 patents #13 of 656Top 2%
ST Seagate Technology: 5 patents #1,086 of 4,626Top 25%
Overall (All Time): #258,723 of 4,157,543Top 7%
18
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
7889453 Repeated runout error compensation using iterative feedback 2011-02-15
7782003 Positional indicia misplacement compensation 2010-08-24
7561370 Seam to seam embedded runout correction propagation Bruce A. Liikanen, John C. Purkett 2009-07-14
7542230 Disk drive during self-servo writing James W. Hargarten 2009-06-02
7525754 Repeated runout compensation using scaled position signals Bruce A. Liikanen 2009-04-28
7489469 Embedded runout correction based on written-in runout measurement Yu Sun, Don Brunnett, Lloyd Levy 2009-02-10
7474491 Adaptive write unsafe thresholds for self servo writing Bruce A. Liikanen 2009-01-06
7315431 Method to correct radial misposition of data tracks using stitched correction fields Stephen H. Perlmutter, James W. Hargarten, Don Brunnett, Lloyd Levy, Adrian E. Cerda 2008-01-01
7271977 Method to compensate for microjog error induced by localized track squeeze Timothy J. Everett 2007-09-18
7123433 Method and apparatus for runout correction during self-servo writing James W. Hargarten 2006-10-17
7106547 Method and apparatus for determining embedded runout correction values using feedback James W. Hargarten 2006-09-12
6977792 Method and apparatus for runout correction by proper positioning of servo data while self-servo writing James W. Hargarten, Bruce A. Liikanen 2005-12-20
6975468 Method to accurately predict hard error rates resulting from encroachment Michael McNeil 2005-12-13
6965491 Method to correct radial misposition of data tracks Stephen H. Perlmutter, James W. Hargarten, Don Brunnett, Lloyd Levy, Adrian E. Cerda 2005-11-15
6947249 Method and apparatus for automatically determining an embedded runout correction threshold Jim Hargarten, John C. Purkett 2005-09-20
6940679 Method and apparatus for increasing track density by adapting write fault gate to position error signal as it varies from ID to OD Michael McNeil, Keith W. Malang 2005-09-06
6549362 Method and apparatus for the enhancement of embedded runout correction in a disk drive Andy Ottele, Jim Hargarten, Dave Finamore 2003-04-15
5062133 Multi-function telephone call management system 1991-10-29