Inventor
HAAPALA KENNETH A
US16 patents
Patents
16 patentsUS9911442B1Mar 6, 2018
Feedforward compensation for multi-actuator hard drives
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Reader design for interlaced magnetic recording
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Magnetic storage device readers
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Repeated runout (RRO) compensation for alternating tracks in an interlaced magnetic recording system
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Magnetic disk device having coupling observers for reducing coupling issues between independently running multi-actuators
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Contacting point damping method between flex circuit and pivot housing
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Adaptive write fault thresholds
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Methods and devices for track seeking using microactuators
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US9761258B2Sep 12, 2017
Servo parameterization for multi-sensor reader
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Boosted preheat trajectory to obtain desired clearance before writing to disk
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US10014020B2Jul 3, 2018
Adaptive write fault thresholds
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On-cartridge encryption key storage for cartridge-based library
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Off-cartridge encryption key storage for cartridge-based library
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US10068598B2Sep 4, 2018
Hysteresis compensation in a disc drive
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US9934802B2Apr 3, 2018
Hysteresis compensation in a disc drive
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US9728213B1Aug 8, 2017
Hysteresis compensation in a disc drive
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