Inventor
YASUNA KEI
JP30 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
10 patentsUS11587587B1Feb 21, 2023
Method to measure thermal protrusion by sensing spacing change due to pre-lasing
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations74
US11587586B1Feb 21, 2023
Determining laser induced thermal protrusion and laser threshold in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) data storage
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations72
US11830524B1Nov 28, 2023
Data storage device with split burst servo pattern
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations70
US12046265B1Jul 23, 2024
Data storage device with enhanced management of laser pre-bias and logic block addressing in heat-assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations68
US12512122B2Dec 30, 2025
Data storage device with servo burst signal correction for mitigating effects of servo pattern distortion
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12347468B2Jul 1, 2025
Energy-assisted magnetic recording data storage device with opportunistic boosted laser pre-biasing
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12277957B1Apr 15, 2025
Data storage device with embedded mode hop predictor patterns
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12100431B1Sep 24, 2024
Data storage device with symmetric split burst servo pattern
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US12431161B1Sep 30, 2025
Data storage device with track pitch determination for mitigating effects of servo pattern distortion
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations59
US10923146B1Feb 16, 2021
Data storage device employing triangle-like dither to spread track squeeze
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations58
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
6 patentsUS6970320B2Nov 29, 2005
Servo pattern recording method
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH23 citations92
US7085084B2Aug 1, 2006
Magnetic disk apparatus and servo pattern recording method therefor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH13 citations83
US6888696B2May 3, 2005
Magnetic disk apparatus and servo signal recording method
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH13 citations83
US6999261B2Feb 14, 2006
Magnetic disk device and servo write method
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH8 citations73
US7646561B2Jan 12, 2010
Method of writing pattern in disk, method of following track on disk, and apparatus for writing pattern in disk
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations72
US7116509B2Oct 3, 2006
Magnetic disk apparatus and servo signal recording method
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations58
NONAKA KEIICHIRO
6 patentsUS8619379B2Dec 31, 2013
Patterned media with an alternating series of concentric servo zones and overlap zones
NONAKA KEIICHIRO8 citations82
US8630051B2Jan 14, 2014
Patterned media with an alternating series of concentric servo zones and overlap zones
NONAKA KEIICHIRO6 citations71
US8670207B2Mar 11, 2014
Servo pattern compatible with planarization constraints of patterned media and use of a single master template
NONAKA KEIICHIRO2 citations60
US8625219B2Jan 7, 2014
Patterned media with an alternating series of concentric servo zones and overlap zones
NONAKA KEIICHIRO2 citations60
US8531794B2Sep 10, 2013
Patterned media with an alternating series of concentric servo zones and overlap zones
NONAKA KEIICHIRO3 citations60
US8743496B2Jun 3, 2014
Servo pattern compatible with planarization constraints of patterned media and use of a single master template
NONAKA KEIICHIRO0 citations50
HITACHI LTD
3 patentsUS6906884B2Jun 14, 2005
Magnetic disk apparatus and its servo signal recording method
HITACHI LTD20 citations92
US6597532B1Jul 22, 2003
Information recording disk apparatus
HITACHI LTD44 citations92
US6636385B2Oct 21, 2003
Magnetic disc apparatus having actuator for head positioning mechanism
HITACHI LTD5 citations63