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BROWN DIANE L

US23 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

14 patents
US11087782B1Aug 10, 2021

Shielding between heads for tape drive

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations85
US11373683B2Jun 28, 2022

Data storage device using laterally offset read element to compensate for tape stretch

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10199057B1Feb 5, 2019

Independent shunting of data and servo heads to allow a single sensor deposition on tape wafers

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
US12087336B1Sep 10, 2024

Tape heads having shifted array/pad arrangements

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations71
US11087786B1Aug 10, 2021

Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations71
US10783924B2Sep 22, 2020

Control head to head spacing using a piezoelectric device

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations67
US12148447B1Nov 19, 2024

HDD head having same gap verify and system for using same

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12094502B2Sep 17, 2024

Offset edge of servo heads relative to data heads for signal-to-noise ratio optimization in a tape head module

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11657842B2May 23, 2023

Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11315593B2Apr 26, 2022

Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12027308B2Jul 2, 2024

Longitudinal sensor bias structures and method of formation thereof

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11631535B1Apr 18, 2023

Longitudinal sensor bias structures and method of formation thereof

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11862195B2Jan 2, 2024

Multi-channel recording head having servo readers proximate to write transducers and read transducers

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US12374358B2Jul 29, 2025

Tape heads having tiered servo readers

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations51

HGST Netherlands BV

4 patents

BROWN DIANE L

3 patents

ARAKI SATORU

1 patent

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH

1 patent