Inventor · disambiguated record
Karl A. Flechsig
Also filed as: FLECHSIG KARL · FLECHSIG KARL A · FLECHSIG KARL ARTHUR
32 granted patents·3 pending applications·541 citations·filing 1993–2022
97Inventor score
Files withHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH14IBM8FELISS NORBERT A3WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2AMBEKAR ROHIT P1
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35 records- 0196US7126777B2Disk drive with selectable power source for heater in a sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·70 cites·15 claims
- 0292US8094409B2Method and system for monitoring gas in sealed hard disk drives with feedbackFELISS NORBERT A·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·15 cites·17 claims
- 0392US6265846B1Active bypass circuit for extending energy capacity and operational life of a multi-cell batteryIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 24, 2001·112 cites·19 claims
- 0489US7164549B2Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable areaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 16, 2007·7 cites·20 claims
- 0589US5423207AAdvanced PZT glide head design and implementation for a small sliderIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·54 cites·37 claims
- 0687US5528922AMethod of making disk bumps with laser pulses for calibrating PZT slidersIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 25, 1996·39 cites·14 claims
- 0785US8493688B2Head slider and hard disk driveAMBEKAR ROHIT P·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·12 cites·18 claims
- 0884US7298575B2Load/unload systems and methods for maximizing disk writeable areaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 20, 2007·4 cites·19 claims
- 0980US8630057B2In-situ contact potential measurement in hard-disk drivesMURTHY ARAVIND N·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·11 cites·20 claims
- 1079US5450747AMethod for optimizing piezoelectric surface asperity detection sensorIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 19, 1995·24 cites·21 claims
- 1178US7251096B1Shock induced cleaning for hard disk drivesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 31, 2007·3 cites·20 claims
- 1277US6092412AGlide height test signal processor and method using increased high frequency componentsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 25, 2000·34 cites·21 claims
- 1375US7817371B2Active compensation of flying height in magnetic disk drivesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 19, 2010·2 cites·25 claims
- 1475US7192398B2Hard disk drive medical monitor with GPSHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 20, 2007·15 cites·2 claims
- 1574US7907062B2Dual direction power and data transfer protocol and safety detectionHITACHI GLOBAL SOTRAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B V·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 15, 2011·12 cites·33 claims
- 1674US6678113B2Device and method for monitoring lubricant within a disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 13, 2004·9 cites·24 claims
- 1774US5689057ACalibration disk with disk bumps for calibrating PZT slidersIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 18, 1997·26 cites·7 claims
- 1873US7345845B2Fluid damping structure for hard disk drives and vibration sensitive electronic devicesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·9 cites·12 claims
- 1969US7538973B2Method and apparatus for providing a fluid damping structure with fuel cell for a hard disk drive and vibration sensitive electronic devicesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·1 cites·20 claims
- 2066US8338742B2Dynamic test glide head calibration using laser adjustmentFLECHSIG KARL ARTHUR·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 25, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 2164US5581021AMethod and apparatus for optimizing piezoelectric surface asperity detection sensorIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 3, 1996·26 cites·10 claims
- 2263US7154698B2Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable areaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 26, 2006·3 cites·31 claims
- 2362US8576407B2Contactless 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
- 2460US5631408AMethod of making disk bumps with laser pulsesIBM·Filed 1996·Granted May 20, 1997·15 cites·18 claims
- 2559US11776568B2Device lifetime improvement through constant temperatureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 2658US9460745B1Preheating a hard disk drive head slider for head switch seekHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 4, 2016·1 cites·18 claims
- 2758US7176703B2Test probe with thermally activated grip and releaseHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 13, 2007·7 cites·20 claims
- 2854US2011075300A1Reducing the Propagation of Vibrations to an HDD HeadFELISS NORBERT A·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2952US7247136B2Hard disk drive medical monitor with alert signaling systemHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2007·7 cites·10 claims
- 3050US7874389B2Flexible hybrid drive system for vehicle stability controlHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·8 cites·11 claims
- 3150US7278967B2Hard disk drive medical monitor with mirrored HDDsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 9, 2007·4 cites·8 claims
- 3250US7201718B2Hard disk drive medical monitor with electrical grounding systemHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 10, 2007·3 cites·8 claims
- 3349US11715493B1Long-term spacing compensation for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 1, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3443US2003146260A1Method of producing a fastening element to be driven in with a setting tool, a setting tool used with the method, and a fastening element produced by the methodFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3541US2009167537A1Minimizing electrical outlet safety failures due to over temperature conditionFELISS NORBERT A·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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