Inventor
METZ ROBERT L
US13 patents
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MAXTOR CORP
9 patentsUS6894854B1May 17, 2005
Disk drive which detects head flying height using first and second non-overlapping data patterns with different frequencies
MAXTOR CORP61 citations95
US6459539B1Oct 1, 2002
Disk drive which detects head flying height using a peak count based on a data pattern
MAXTOR CORP38 citations95
US6268976B1Jul 31, 2001
Disk drive which detects head flying height using a linearly increasing frequency data pattern
MAXTOR CORP29 citations95
US6191901B1Feb 20, 2001
Disk drive which detects head flying height using first and second data patterns with different frequencies
MAXTOR CORP51 citations95
US5909330AJun 1, 1999
Method and apparatus for detecting head flying height in a disk drive
MAXTOR CORP76 citations95
US5491394AFeb 13, 1996
Acceleration sensing write disable system utilizing actuator arm coil
MAXTOR CORP36 citations91
US7382564B1Jun 3, 2008
Acquiring spiral servo information on a storage surface
MAXTOR CORP27 citations90
US5828508AOct 27, 1998
Technique for reducing overhead in a data storage system
MAXTOR CORP18 citations83
US6229665B1May 8, 2001
Disk drive which detects head flying height using a peak count based on a random data pattern
MAXTOR CORP14 citations81