Inventor
VANLAANEN JOHN
US11 patents
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MAXTOR CORP
10 patentsUS7154689B1Dec 26, 2006
Apparatus for writing servo bursts on a disk with servo track pitch based on read element width and methods of manufacturing same
MAXTOR CORP75 citations97
US7019937B1Mar 28, 2006
Method and apparatus for determining a transducer's reference position in a disk drive having a disk surface with spiral servo information written thereon
MAXTOR CORP60 citations95
US7230786B1Jun 12, 2007
Method and apparatus for dynamic placement of an integration window in a disk drive having a disk surface with spiral servo information written thereon
MAXTOR CORP51 citations94
US6985316B1Jan 10, 2006
Method and apparatus for performing seek operations in a disk drive having a disk surface with spiral servo information written thereon
MAXTOR CORP61 citations94
US7136253B1Nov 14, 2006
Method and apparatus for providing multi-point position demodulation of a read head when using spiral-written servo information
MAXTOR CORP27 citations92
US7623313B1Nov 24, 2009
Method and apparatus for performing a self-servo write operation in a disk drive
MAXTOR CORP27 citations91
US7382564B1Jun 3, 2008
Acquiring spiral servo information on a storage surface
MAXTOR CORP27 citations90
US7184241B1Feb 27, 2007
Disk drive that performs cold writes to erased buffer
MAXTOR CORP13 citations84
US7233455B1Jun 19, 2007
Method and apparatus for providing a temporary utility zone in a disk drive
MAXTOR CORP10 citations81
US7518817B1Apr 14, 2009
Reduction of high-frequency electromagnetic emission quasi-peaks from disk drives
MAXTOR CORP0 citations47