Inventor
PRICE KIRK BARROWS
US15 patents
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IBM
13 patentsUS5761007AJun 2, 1998
Disk drive with multiple actuators on a single axis having different inertia characteristics
IBM70 citations96
US6594106B1Jul 15, 2003
Adaptive servo estimator and compensator for coil and carriage deformation in voice coil motor driven hard disk drive
IBM26 citations92
US6563657B1May 13, 2003
Multiple and reconfigurable data access and storage device using multiple actuators
IBM26 citations92
US6519109B1Feb 11, 2003
Method and apparatus for providing feedforward control of two interacting actuators
IBM43 citations92
US6005743ADec 21, 1999
Disk drive with multiple actuators on a single axis and disk surfaces of differing track pitch
IBM40 citations92
US5905606AMay 18, 1999
High-performance disk drive limit stop employing encapsulated visco-elastic material
IBM32 citations91
US5969901AOct 19, 1999
Gasket frame for grounding an actuator flex cable in a disc drive
IBM48 citations90
US6577463B1Jun 10, 2003
Tangential misalignment precompensation in a direct access storage device
IBM13 citations84
US6181528B1Jan 30, 2001
Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure including a base, a body, ramps, and a H/L ratio of 2 or greater
IBM15 citations81
US6384998B1May 7, 2002
Multiplexing servo tracking signals in a disk drive
IBM13 citations73
US5768060AJun 16, 1998
Low pofile radially and axially preloaded ball bearing for actuator pivot
IBM12 citations72
US6433956B1Aug 13, 2002
Cordless compression motor connector for a hard disk drive
IBM11 citations71
US5903409AMay 11, 1999
Method and means for maintaining data integrity in disk drives resulting from shock-induced contact between recording and access components during nonoperational periods
IBM10 citations67