Inventor
KANG SOO-CHOON
US15 patents
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HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
5 patentsUS6775103B2Aug 10, 2004
Slider head having thermally controlled distal end and assembly with a rotating disc
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH38 citations92
US6680821B2Jan 20, 2004
Slider air bearing surface having improved fly height profile characteristics
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH19 citations84
US7009813B2Mar 7, 2006
Apparatus and method of configuring the air bearing surfaces of sliders in disk drives for producing high temperatures in thermally-assisted recordings
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH14 citations81
US6674611B2Jan 6, 2004
Air bearing design producing steeper ramp profile near the laser texture zone
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10 citations73
US7817286B2Oct 19, 2010
Iteration method to improve the fly height measurement accuracy by optical interference method and theoretical pitch and roll effect
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations62
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
3 patentsUS7675707B1Mar 9, 2010
Disk drive employing repeatable disturbance compensation for fly height control
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC136 citations96
US10410656B1Sep 10, 2019
Data storage device pre-biasing a spin torque oscillator prior to a write operation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations70
US8861126B1Oct 14, 2014
Disk drive detecting when head is on ramp
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations62
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
2 patentsUS7436620B1Oct 14, 2008
Method for selecting an electrical power to be applied to a head-based flying height actuator
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC170 citations98
US7440220B1Oct 21, 2008
Method for defining a touch-down power for head having a flying height actuator
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC174 citations95