Inventor
ALBRECHT THOMAS R
CH104 patents
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IBM
13 patentsUS5537372AJul 16, 1996
High density data storage system with topographic contact sensor
IBM163 citations98
US6052258AApr 18, 2000
Transducer suspension system
IBM57 citations96
US5267104ANov 30, 1993
Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having rear ski pad at the head-disk interface
IBM87 citations96
US5202803AApr 13, 1993
Disk file with liquid film head-disk interface
IBM84 citations96
US5200867AApr 6, 1993
Transducer carrier for disk file with liquid film head-disk interface
IBM74 citations96
US6487053B1Nov 26, 2002
System for improved assembly and manufacture of miniature data recording devices and head stack assemblies
IBM30 citations93
US5543986AAug 6, 1996
Disk drive with shock-resistant rotary actuator
IBM40 citations93
US5486957AJan 23, 1996
Disk drive with rectifier circuit for parking the head carriers on power down
IBM24 citations93
US5448436ASep 5, 1995
Disk drive with shock-resistant rotary actuator
IBM35 citations93
US6163440ADec 19, 2000
Inertial latch mechanism for actuator of disk drive device
IBM50 citations92
US6078474AJun 20, 2000
Ramp for use with a data storage device and a data storage device
IBM30 citations92
US5490020AFeb 6, 1996
High torsional stiffness low axial deflection stiffness drive shaft system
IBM25 citations92
US6160686ADec 12, 2000
Composite ramp structure for data storage devices
IBM33 citations89
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
8 patentsUS4906840AMar 6, 1990
Integrated scanning tunneling microscope
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR182 citations99
US5221415AJun 22, 1993
Method of forming microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated pyramidal tip
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR114 citations97
US5129132AJul 14, 1992
Method of making an integrated scanning tunneling microscope
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR85 citations97
US5317533AMay 31, 1994
Integrated mass storage device
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR68 citations96
US5015850AMay 14, 1991
Microfabricated microscope assembly
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR112 citations96
US4968585ANov 6, 1990
Microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated conical tip
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR101 citations96
US5399232AMar 21, 1995
Microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated pyramidal tip
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR84 citations95
US4943719AJul 24, 1990
Microminiature cantilever stylus
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR82 citations95
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
6 patentsUS6762909B2Jul 13, 2004
Magnetic recording disk drive with self-limiting wearable contact pad air-bearing slider in hermetically sealed environment
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH71 citations97
US7492540B2Feb 17, 2009
Apparatus system and method for variable data density patterned media
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH25 citations93
US6791774B1Sep 14, 2004
Contact magnetic transfer of servo pattern to rigid perpendicular magnetic recording disk
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH28 citations93
US7675703B2Mar 9, 2010
Magnetic recording disk drive with patterned media and system for clocking write data
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH40 citations92
US7643234B2Jan 5, 2010
Servo patterns for self-assembled island arrays
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH28 citations92
US7236325B2Jun 26, 2007
Method for formatting a magnetic recording disk with patterned nondata islands of alternating polarity
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH31 citations92
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL
5 patentsUS7986491B2Jul 26, 2011
Hard disk drive with disk separator for creating axial gaps between disks for access by read/write heads
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL27 citations93
US8048546B2Nov 1, 2011
Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with ordered nucleation layer and method for making the disk
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL10 citations84
US8003236B2Aug 23, 2011
Method for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks, master mold made by the method, and disk imprinted by the master mold
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL12 citations84
US7948701B2May 24, 2011
Servo patterns for self-assembled island arrays
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL8 citations84
US7911728B2Mar 22, 2011
Method for servowriting a patterned-media perpendicular magnetic recording disk using position error signal (PES) alignment fields
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL7 citations84
HGST Netherlands BV
5 patentsUS9818454B1Nov 14, 2017
Hermetically-sealed data storage device for increased disk diameter
HGST Netherlands BV20 citations92
US9490620B1Nov 8, 2016
Low permeability electrical feed-through
HGST Netherlands BV18 citations92
US9953684B2Apr 24, 2018
Adhesive cover seal for hermetically-sealed data storage device
HGST Netherlands BV4 citations84
US9870803B2Jan 16, 2018
Adhesive cover seal for hermetically-sealed data storage device
HGST Netherlands BV4 citations84
US9852777B2Dec 26, 2017
Hermetically-sealed hard disk drive cover perimeter adhesive seal
HGST Netherlands BV9 citations84
ALBRECHT THOMAS R
3 patentsUS8119017B2Feb 21, 2012
Method using block copolymers for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks
ALBRECHT THOMAS R22 citations92
US8059350B2Nov 15, 2011
Patterned magnetic recording disk with patterned servo sectors having chevron servo patterns
ALBRECHT THOMAS R30 citations92
US8257598B2Sep 4, 2012
Method using block copolymers for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks
ALBRECHT THOMAS R8 citations84
UNIV STANFORD
2 patentsPARK SCIENT INSTR
2 patentsFUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD
2 patentsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
2 patentsHEWLETT PACKARD CO
1 patentWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
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