Inventor
LANTZ MARK ALFRED
CH34 patents
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IBM
28 patentsUS7522029B1Apr 21, 2009
Phase change actuator
IBM63 citations97
US7876521B2Jan 25, 2011
Servo control in tape drives
IBM28 citations92
US9087553B2Jul 21, 2015
Tape head with thermal tape-head distance sensor
IBM5 citations84
US8054568B2Nov 8, 2011
Synchronization of symmetric timing based servo bursts
IBM8 citations84
US12266387B1Apr 1, 2025
Reworkable tape track following actuator
IBM2 citations75
US11972783B1Apr 30, 2024
Magnetic recording tape having servo pattern for tape dimensional stability compensation via head skew
IBM4 citations75
US11682423B2Jun 20, 2023
Servo pattern for skew based tape dimensional stability compensation
IBM2 citations73
US7545252B1Jun 9, 2009
Phase change MEMS switch
IBM7 citations73
US11373676B1Jun 28, 2022
Write transducer with recessed portion to improve track shingling performance
IBM3 citations72
US11862194B1Jan 2, 2024
Adaptive data detection on a nonlinear channel
IBM2 citations71
US10937453B1Mar 2, 2021
Magnetic tape device capable of selecting codeword rewrite based on determined threshold
IBM5 citations71
US8023393B2Sep 20, 2011
Method and apparatus for reducing tip-wear of a probe
IBM2 citations63
US12555599B2Feb 17, 2026
Folded spring tape track following actuator
IBM0 citations62
US12165674B1Dec 10, 2024
Write data management
IBM1 citations62
US12131761B2Oct 29, 2024
Servo pattern for skew based tape dimensional stability compensation
IBM0 citations62
US12062384B1Aug 13, 2024
Batch scheme for magnetic-tape operation
IBM1 citations62
US11837263B1Dec 5, 2023
Tape erase element included in a tape erase device to erase a tape medium
IBM0 citations62
US11243697B1Feb 8, 2022
Designing a computerized storage system having a prescribed reliability
IBM1 citations62
US11145323B1Oct 12, 2021
Accurate skew determination for magnetic tapes experiencing the effects of tape dimensional instability
IBM1 citations62
US11061579B2Jul 13, 2021
Access ordering for tape cycle optimization
IBM1 citations62
US7278322B1Oct 9, 2007
Semiconductor based pressure sensor
IBM6 citations62
US11994169B2May 28, 2024
Guide roller having magnets and bushings to stabilize a roller barrel for a tape medium
IBM0 citations61
US12367901B1Jul 22, 2025
Segmented tape head
IBM0 citations56
US12315537B2May 27, 2025
Magnetic write transducer with variable write gap length
IBM0 citations52
US11948608B2Apr 2, 2024
Magnetic write head with flux blockade structure
IBM0 citations51
US11494445B2Nov 8, 2022
Group-based tape storage access ordering
IBM0 citations51
US12217778B1Feb 4, 2025
Adjusting a skew angle and lateral position of a tape head to reduce track placement errors
IBM0 citations46
US8018818B2Sep 13, 2011
Systems and methods for storing and reading data in a data storage system
IBM0 citations41