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GAGE EDWARD C
US51 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
22 patentsUS9607631B2Mar 28, 2017
Enhanced capacity recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC43 citations97
US9472223B1Oct 18, 2016
Media certification with different recording widths
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24 citations94
US7266268B2Sep 4, 2007
Diffraction grating
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC55 citations94
US9218849B1Dec 22, 2015
Data loss mitigation in a heat assisted magnetic recording data storage device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC20 citations92
US6545970B2Apr 8, 2003
Near field magneto-optical head having read and write pinhole apertures
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC30 citations92
US6324129B1Nov 27, 2001
Near field magneto-optical head having read and write pinhole apertures
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations92
US6775100B1Aug 10, 2004
Laser assisted track width definition and radial control with magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC26 citations90
US6721262B1Apr 13, 2004
Aperture stop for a flying optical head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC46 citations90
US7839497B1Nov 23, 2010
Phase compensator for coupling an electromagnetic wave into an optical condenser
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations84
US6324319B1Nov 27, 2001
Spliced optical fiber coupler
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC18 citations84
US6868048B1Mar 15, 2005
Data storage system having thermally activated readout
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations73
US6473383B1Oct 29, 2002
Single source optical disc data storage system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations73
US6327241B1Dec 4, 2001
Optical data storage system with lens mount
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations73
US6535473B1Mar 18, 2003
Optical heads manufacturable in wafer form
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations72
US9123355B1Sep 1, 2015
HAMR channel to preamp interface
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations63
US6459660B1Oct 1, 2002
Dual half-aperture focusing and push-pull tracking using a 3-beam wollaston prism for magneto-optical data storage
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations63
US6160774ADec 12, 2000
Position sensor for tracking system for optical data storage
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations62
US6396115B1May 28, 2002
Detector layer for an optics module
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations59
US7518827B2Apr 14, 2009
Laser assisted track width definition and radial control with magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations49
US6466525B1Oct 15, 2002
Optical disc data storage system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations49
US6781941B1Aug 24, 2004
Field serviceable laser pen for optical disk drives
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations48
US6407966B1Jun 18, 2002
Apparatus and method for differential wax-wane focusing and push-pull tracking for magneto-optical data storage
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations48
EASTMAN KODAK CO
18 patentsUS5805536ASep 8, 1998
Method for bandwidth reduction in writeable optical data storage apparatus
EASTMAN KODAK CO102 citations96
US5544143AAug 6, 1996
Read/write laser-detector-grating unit (LDGU) with an orthogonally-arranged focus and tracking sensor system
EASTMAN KODAK CO39 citations93
US5363363ANov 8, 1994
Apparatus and method for laser noise cancellation in an optical storage system using a front facet monitor signal
EASTMAN KODAK CO35 citations93
US5282188AJan 25, 1994
Apparatus and method for optimizing performance in read/write head of an optical storage system with a magneto-optical storage medium
EASTMAN KODAK CO21 citations93
US5903537AMay 11, 1999
Direct read during mark formation for laser power correction
EASTMAN KODAK CO45 citations92
US5808985ASep 15, 1998
Tilt error signal producing apparatus using multiple tracking error signals
EASTMAN KODAK CO19 citations92
US5586101ADec 17, 1996
Magneto-optic data storage system with differential detection channels having separate gain control circuit
EASTMAN KODAK CO35 citations92
US5561655AOct 1, 1996
Apparatus and method for differential tracking in a magneto-optic data storage system using mark edge detection
EASTMAN KODAK CO21 citations92
US5491682AFeb 13, 1996
Apparatus and method for controllable gain and phase matching in an optical data storage system with source noise subtraction
EASTMAN KODAK CO37 citations92
US5537383AJul 16, 1996
Optical data storage system with differential data detection and source noise subtraction for use with magneto-optic, write-once and other optical media
EASTMAN KODAK CO19 citations84
US5856964AJan 5, 1999
Multihead optical disc drives with direct reading after writing operation
EASTMAN KODAK CO11 citations74
US5519679AMay 21, 1996
Apparatus and method for multi-spot sampled tracking in an optical data storage system
EASTMAN KODAK CO11 citations74
US5347297ASep 13, 1994
Apparatus and method for optimizing performance in an optical storage system read/write head
EASTMAN KODAK CO15 citations74
US5784348AJul 21, 1998
Phase detected direct read during write
EASTMAN KODAK CO10 citations73
US5353272AOct 4, 1994
Apparatus and method for a modified half-aperture focus/tracking/data sensor system
EASTMAN KODAK CO3 citations63
US5828630AOct 27, 1998
Diffraction-based direct read during write using magneto-optic recording media
EASTMAN KODAK CO2 citations62
US5809001ASep 15, 1998
Bandwidth reduction in writeable optical data storage apparatus
EASTMAN KODAK CO5 citations61
US5349576ASep 20, 1994
Apparatus and method for polarization switching of a readout beam in a magneto-optic storage system
EASTMAN KODAK CO1 citations52
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC
7 patentsUS7050234B2May 23, 2006
Lossless beam combination in a dual fiber collimator using a polarizing beamsplitter
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC15 citations84
US6909827B2Jun 21, 2005
Compact optical module with adjustable joint for decoupled alignment
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC11 citations72
US6999663B2Feb 14, 2006
Fiber optic tap
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC7 citations71
US6860644B2Mar 1, 2005
Dual fiber collimator assembly pointing control
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC8 citations70
US6806998B2Oct 19, 2004
Raman amplifier with high power distribution bypass
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC4 citations62
US6594418B1Jul 15, 2003
Compact optical module with adjustable miter joint for decoupled alignment
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC5 citations61
US6950574B2Sep 27, 2005
Angle tuning wavelength sensitive filters using a variable focal length lens
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC0 citations52
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
2 patentsIOLON INC
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