Inventor
SWANSON DAVID LEE
US20 patents
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IBM
18 patentsUS6798608B2Sep 28, 2004
Active detection and acquisition of a servo track subject to lateral motion
IBM25 citations92
US7676445B2Mar 9, 2010
Apparatus, system and method for developing failure prediction software
IBM32 citations91
US6903895B2Jun 7, 2005
Tape drive servo operation by use of servo pattern width measurements
IBM18 citations84
US12300284B1May 13, 2025
Single data band data storage
IBM3 citations74
US7443623B2Oct 28, 2008
Peak detection for magnetic tape timing based servo
IBM8 citations73
US7369342B2May 6, 2008
Peak detection for magnetic tape timing based servo
IBM7 citations73
US10964350B2Mar 30, 2021
Setting bias currents and limiting corrosion in TMR sensors
IBM2 citations72
US6842304B2Jan 11, 2005
Measurement of write track width for magnetic tape head
IBM8 citations69
US6831801B2Dec 14, 2004
Eccentricity compensation in a web handling system
IBM5 citations63
US12148457B1Nov 19, 2024
Magnetic tape reuse across products
IBM1 citations62
US12051450B1Jul 30, 2024
Determining lateral error offsets to adjust a lateral position at which to move a tape head with respect to a tape medium
IBM1 citations61
US6798607B2Sep 28, 2004
Defined signal injection to calibrate servo index positions employing an independent position sensor
IBM6 citations61
US12007833B2Jun 11, 2024
Adjusting error recovery procedure (ERP) in data drive based on historical ERP information
IBM0 citations56
US12586605B1Mar 24, 2026
Magnetic tape head usable in two or more modes of operation
IBM0 citations52
US12555598B2Feb 17, 2026
Symmetrical magnetic head and magnetic media for use with such head
IBM0 citations52
US12482492B1Nov 25, 2025
Tape head wafer design for multiple formats using same tape
IBM0 citations52
US11513741B2Nov 29, 2022
Automatic volume statistical and performance information tracking
IBM0 citations45
US7230783B2Jun 12, 2007
Mitigation of MR read head distortion
IBM0 citations39