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Timothy Carl Strand
Also filed as: STRAND TIMOTHY · STRAND TIMOTHY C · STRAND TIMOTHY CARL
47 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,432 citations·filing 1980–2012
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51 records- 0198US7791839B2Thermally-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording system with write pole surrounding an optical channel and having recessed pole tipHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·71 cites·29 claims
- 0298US5255262AMultiple data surface optical data storage system with transmissive data surfacesIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 19, 1993·126 cites·37 claims
- 0398US5202875AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 13, 1993·168 cites·20 claims
- 0497US5381401AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·65 cites·98 claims
- 0596US8169881B2Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making sameBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·31 cites·25 claims
- 0696US7724470B2Thermally assisted recording of magnetic media using an optical resonant cavity and nano-pin power delivery deviceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·24 cites·31 claims
- 0796US7649677B2Multi-ridged subwavelength aperture for optical transmission and thermally assisted magnetic recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 19, 2010·29 cites·36 claims
- 0896US4873430AMethod and apparatus for optically measuring characteristics of a thin film by directing a P-polarized beam through an integrating sphere at the brewster's angle of the filmIBM·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 10, 1989·122 cites·15 claims
- 0995US7652954B2Thermally assisted recording head with magnetic pole integrated into optical aperture for dual gradient recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 26, 2010·19 cites·20 claims
- 1095US7123440B2Hermetically sealed electronics arrangement and approachHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 17, 2006·56 cites·46 claims
- 1194US8107326B1Slider with integrated thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head and integrated long laser diodeHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2012·27 cites·20 claims
- 1294US5373499AMultilayer optical disk and system having multiple optical paths include identical total disk substrate thicknessIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 13, 1994·71 cites·16 claims
- 1393US8406090B2Laser power sensor for thermally assisted magnetic recordingJUANG JIA-YANG·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·23 cites·25 claims
- 1493US8270256B1Magnetic recording disk drive with shingled writing and wide-area thermal assistanceJUANG JIA-YANG·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·28 cites·14 claims
- 1593US8184507B1Slider with integrated thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head and long laser diode with optical body for directing laser radiationHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2010·Granted May 22, 2012·22 cites·26 claims
- 1693US7729085B2Thermally assisted recording of magnetic media using an optical resonant cavityHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·17 cites·19 claims
- 1793US7365941B2Optical recording head including an optical resonant cavityHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 29, 2008·16 cites·46 claims
- 1892US5606546AOptical data storage medium with multiple writable data layers separated by dieletric layersIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 25, 1997·45 cites·49 claims
- 1991US8416646B2Magnetic recording disk drive with shingled writing and rectangular optical waveguide for wide-area thermal assistanceHUANG FU-YING·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 9, 2013·18 cites·12 claims
- 2091US8139448B1Slider with integrated thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head and vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with angled external cavityHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 20, 2012·16 cites·26 claims
- 2191US5446723AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 29, 1995·41 cites·38 claims
- 2289US8379495B2System, method and apparatus for internal polarization rotation for horizontal cavity, surface emitting laser beam for thermally assisted recording in disk driveHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 19, 2013·7 cites·20 claims
- 2388US5621717AReading optical disks having substrates with diverse axial thicknessesIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 15, 1997·57 cites·31 claims
- 2487US8619535B2Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making sameBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·7 cites·23 claims
- 2584US5487060AMultiple data surface data storage system and methodIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 23, 1996·30 cites·16 claims
- 2682US8213271B2System, method and apparatus for internal polarization rotation for horizontal cavity, surface emitting laser beam for thermally assisted recording in disk driveBOONE JR THOMAS DUDLEY·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·4 cites·8 claims
- 2782US7310205B2Thermally assisted recording of magnetic media using a resonant cavity and energyHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 18, 2007·14 cites·45 claims
- 2881US5513170AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 30, 1996·20 cites·17 claims
- 2981US5449590AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 12, 1995·37 cites·50 claims
- 3080US4351589AMethod and apparatus for optical computing and logic processing by mapping of input optical intensity into position of an optical imageHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 28, 1982·34 cites·14 claims
- 3179US5615186AMultiple data surface data storage system with holographic filter elementIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·28 cites·7 claims
- 3279US5410530AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 25, 1995·14 cites·22 claims
- 3374US6614519B1Surface inspection tool using a parabolic mirrorIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·12 cites·15 claims
- 3474US5905700AMultiple data layer optical disk with recorded information identifying the type of trackingIBM·Filed 1998·Granted May 18, 1999·14 cites·18 claims
- 3573US5420834AOptical disk recorders using disks coatings close to outer surfaces with optical path extending through a thick transparent substrateIBM·Filed 1994·Granted May 30, 1995·19 cites·14 claims
- 3668US7759630B2Method and apparatus for the generation and control of multiple near-field light sources at subwavelength resolutionHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·4 cites·13 claims
- 3766US5666344AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 9, 1997·19 cites·50 claims
- 3866US5610901AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 11, 1997·9 cites·32 claims
- 3965US5745473AMultiple data layer optical disk with recorded information identifying the type of trackingIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 28, 1998·9 cites·34 claims
- 4065US5598398AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 28, 1997·9 cites·17 claims
- 4162US8576407B2Contactless optical glide head using at least two concurrent interference signals and a multi-channel light detector for detecting disk asperitiesFLECHSIG KARL·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 5, 2013·5 cites·18 claims
- 4261US4784447AHolographic objective mirror for optical storageIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 15, 1988·11 cites·1 claims
- 4358US7554055B2Method for making ohmic contact to silicon structures with low thermal loadsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 30, 2009·1 cites·10 claims
- 4458US5586107AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 17, 1996·13 cites·17 claims
- 4554US5253236AOptical beam focusing and tracking system for an optical disk information storage deviceIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 12, 1993·9 cites·14 claims
- 4653US2009258186A1Wafer-level method for fabricating an optical channel and aperture structure in magnetic recording head sliders for use in thermally-assisted recording (tar)HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4751US2009268335A1Neutralizing flying height sensitivity of thermal pole-tip protrusion of magnetic sliderHUANG FU-YING·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US2008151426A1System and method for compliant, adaptive hard drive slidersHUANG FU-YING·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4947US2007080148A1Short-pulsed laser treatment for angularity adjust with minimized heat loading of a hard disk drive componentHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 5046US5392262ATwo-sided optical disks having recording layers disposed close to outer surfaces and spaced axially apart a greater distance and devices for using the disksIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 21, 1995·6 cites·10 claims
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