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GAGE EDWARD C

US51 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

22 patents
US9607631B2Mar 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 patents
US5805536ASep 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 patents

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

2 patents

IOLON INC

1 patent

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