Inventor
KAGAMI NAOYUKI
JP48 patents
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IBM
26 patentsUS6219196B1Apr 17, 2001
Method and apparatus for suppressing mechanical resonance in a disk drive storage device using a notch filter
IBM73 citations96
US7035034B2Apr 25, 2006
Data storage device, control device, off-track control method, and control method
IBM26 citations92
US6831809B2Dec 14, 2004
Rotary recording apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus
IBM26 citations92
US6614613B1Sep 2, 2003
Phase technique for active damping in a servo-controlled actuator
IBM32 citations92
US6567230B1May 20, 2003
Method and system for performing positioning control of a head actuator in a disk device utilizing a digital filter
IBM25 citations92
US6549349B2Apr 15, 2003
Adaptive vibration control for servo systems in data storage devices
IBM44 citations92
US6122139ASep 19, 2000
Disk drive rotary actuator system including synchronous counter torque generator
IBM39 citations92
US5402402AMar 28, 1995
Apparatus for controlling a optical disk drive
IBM27 citations92
US5199017AMar 30, 1993
Optical disk drive and method for counting the number of tracks on an optical disk
IBM41 citations92
US6377418B1Apr 23, 2002
Digital filter, servo control unit, and disk drive
IBM16 citations84
US6351343B1Feb 26, 2002
Arrangement structure of the printed circuit board and the interface cable connector of a magnetic disk drive
IBM19 citations84
US6337777B1Jan 8, 2002
Method and apparatus for controlling data write operations
IBM15 citations83
US6218794B1Apr 17, 2001
Spindle motor startup method and apparatus
IBM15 citations80
US6414809B1Jul 2, 2002
Data storage device servo control apparatus and method
IBM13 citations74
USRE36864ESep 12, 2000
Optical disk drive and methods for counting the number of tracks on an optical disk
IBM10 citations74
US5384762AJan 24, 1995
Focusing servo in an optical disk drive
IBM13 citations74
US5339299AAug 16, 1994
Optical disk drive apparatus for searching a target track
IBM14 citations74
US5249168ASep 28, 1993
Method and apparatus for initializing optical disk drive apparatus
IBM12 citations74
US5255253AOct 19, 1993
Apparatus and method for controlling the velocity of a disk storage head
IBM11 citations73
US6411056B1Jun 25, 2002
System and method for stabilizing disk drive rotation control
IBM12 citations72
US5459309AOct 17, 1995
Focus acquiring method and optical disk drive
IBM14 citations72
US5412637AMay 2, 1995
Method for putting an optical head in a stationary state and optical disk drive apparatus
IBM13 citations71
US6263462B1Jul 17, 2001
Testing method and tester
IBM8 citations68
US6529344B1Mar 4, 2003
Method and system for compensating a head positioning servo in a storage device
IBM4 citations63
US6324132B1Nov 27, 2001
Method and system for controlling the positioning of a read/write head of a data recording device
IBM4 citations63
US5872677AFeb 16, 1999
Magnetic head position detecting method and magnetic disk apparatus
IBM4 citations63
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
14 patentsUS10635158B1Apr 28, 2020
Write data protection at emergency power off
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations80
US11823710B2Nov 21, 2023
Dual spindle motors and dual spindle motor control for data storage
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11763843B1Sep 19, 2023
VCM PWM to linear mode transition offset optimization to improve PES
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations73
US11763844B1Sep 19, 2023
Data storage device having dual actuators and method for emergency power off retract (EPOR) of dual actuators
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11749303B2Sep 5, 2023
Data storage device with soft on-disk activation of fine actuators
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10996740B2May 4, 2021
Write data protection at emergency power off
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations69
US12266385B2Apr 1, 2025
Data storage device having dual actuators and method for emergency power off retract (EPOR) of dual actuators
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12254909B2Mar 18, 2025
VCM PWM to linear mode transition offset optimization to improve PES
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11978482B2May 7, 2024
Data storage device with closed loop extended park mode during spin down operation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11862202B2Jan 2, 2024
Data storage device with smart ISOFET threshold voltage automatic tuning
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11373678B2Jun 28, 2022
Data storage device using windowed delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter in digital current control loop
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11837264B2Dec 5, 2023
Data storage device having dual actuators and method for data egress throttling during emergency power off retract (EPOR)
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11043243B2Jun 22, 2021
Calibrating elevator actuator for disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11948603B1Apr 2, 2024
Optimize power, RTV, and coupled PES during seek operations
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations50
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
6 patentsUS6754019B2Jun 22, 2004
System and method for implementing a rotary memory device
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH46 citations92
US6690537B2Feb 10, 2004
Method and system for controlling the positioning of a read/write head of a data recording device
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations84
US6961202B2Nov 1, 2005
Data storage device having acceleration sensor attached to circuit board for detecting vibrations in planar rotation direction along circuit board
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations72
US6707634B2Mar 16, 2004
Control method and apparatus for reducing the effects of hard disk contamination
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH11 citations71
US6937408B2Aug 30, 2005
Rotation recording apparatus and method of inspection thereof
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations57
US7019921B2Mar 28, 2006
Control method and apparatus for reducing the effects of hard disk contamination
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH0 citations49