Inventor
INCH RANDY C
US43 patents
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IBM
38 patentsUS10460757B1Oct 29, 2019
Management of head and media dimensional stability
IBM20 citations93
US10332554B1Jun 25, 2019
Tape drive temperature control for media dimensional stability
IBM9 citations84
US10276204B1Apr 30, 2019
Behavioral model for dynamic tension compensation
IBM13 citations84
US8804257B2Aug 12, 2014
Variable stopwrite threshold using kurtosis
IBM9 citations84
US10566022B1Feb 18, 2020
Management of head and media dimensional stability
IBM7 citations83
US11448493B2Sep 20, 2022
Calibration of writer offset using media dimensional stability
IBM2 citations73
US10395687B1Aug 27, 2019
Tape drive bearing temperature control
IBM4 citations73
US10283153B2May 7, 2019
Tape damage detection
IBM1 citations73
US10141016B2Nov 27, 2018
Balanced delay and resolution for timing based servo systems
IBM2 citations73
US10068599B2Sep 4, 2018
Tape damage detection
IBM4 citations73
US9892750B2Feb 13, 2018
Dynamically optimizing read performance by adjusting servo-based head location
IBM2 citations73
US9626993B2Apr 18, 2017
Actuator coil temperature estimation using skew values
IBM2 citations73
US9047897B1Jun 2, 2015
Lateral tape motion signal conditioning
IBM4 citations73
US9042046B2May 26, 2015
Variable stopwrite threshold using kurtosis
IBM4 citations73
US10832722B2Nov 10, 2020
Management of head and media dimensional stability
IBM3 citations72
US9336816B1May 10, 2016
Determining estimated position information of a magnetic recording tape using media thickness estimation
IBM1 citations63
US9299374B2Mar 29, 2016
Dynamically optimizing read performance by adjusting servo-based head location
IBM2 citations63
US9183874B1Nov 10, 2015
Determining estimated position information of a magnetic recording tape using media thickness estimation
IBM3 citations63
US9047879B2Jun 2, 2015
High performance cartridge format
IBM3 citations63
US8861324B1Oct 14, 2014
Damaged tape cartridge detection
IBM2 citations63
US6934109B2Aug 23, 2005
Apparatus and method to monitor the relative position of a tape medium disposed in a tape drive
IBM2 citations63
US11741992B2Aug 29, 2023
Management of head and media dimensional stability
IBM0 citations62
US9087539B2Jul 21, 2015
Device and method for controlling the position of a head relative to a tape within a tape transport system
IBM3 citations62
US6819065B1Nov 16, 2004
Dynamic braking of a tape motor
IBM5 citations62
US6988020B2Jan 17, 2006
Method and apparatus to move an accessor within a data storage and retrieval system
IBM2 citations53
US10699742B2Jun 30, 2020
Behavioral model for dynamic tension compensation
IBM0 citations52
US10679662B2Jun 9, 2020
Tape drive bearing temperature control
IBM0 citations52
US10650853B2May 12, 2020
Tape damage detection
IBM0 citations52
US10515663B2Dec 24, 2019
Tape drive bearing temperature control
IBM0 citations52
US10410670B1Sep 10, 2019
Tape drive temperature control for media dimensional stability
IBM0 citations52
US10242703B2Mar 26, 2019
Dynamically optimizing read performance by adjusting servo-based head location
IBM0 citations52
US9997181B2Jun 12, 2018
Actuator coil temperature estimation using skew values
IBM0 citations52
US9484055B2Nov 1, 2016
Determining estimated position information of a magnetic recording tape using media thickness estimation
IBM0 citations52
US9437241B2Sep 6, 2016
High performance cartridge format
IBM0 citations52
US9064532B2Jun 23, 2015
Accurate radius and velocity measurement of tape transports
IBM0 citations52
US9064533B2Jun 23, 2015
Tape friction measurement
IBM0 citations52
US8724246B2May 13, 2014
System for fast center calibration of a tape drive for a flangeless tape path
IBM0 citations52
US9424869B2Aug 23, 2016
Device and method for controlling the position of a head relative to a tape within a tape transport system
IBM0 citations51