Inventor
PATTON III CHARLES R
US16 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
6 patentsUS7006320B1Feb 28, 2006
Disk drive comprising a multi-phase spindle motor having a center tap connectable to a secondary supply voltage
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC122 citations98
US6876508B1Apr 5, 2005
Disk drive comprising control circuitry powered by a secondary voltage supplied by a center tap of a spindle motor during a normal operating mode
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC110 citations98
US6847504B1Jan 25, 2005
Split VCM actuator
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC97 citations98
US6826007B1Nov 30, 2004
Disk drive using dual slope integrator to extract velocity of an actuator arm from a back EMF voltage
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC139 citations98
US6674600B1Jan 6, 2004
Disk drive having separate motion sensors for base and actuator
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC99 citations98
US6417979B1Jul 9, 2002
Disk drive including strain transducer for detecting mechanical shock
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC60 citations95
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
5 patentsUS6052076AApr 18, 2000
Digital-to-analog converter having high resolution and high bandwidth
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP167 citations99
US6067206AMay 23, 2000
Method and apparatus to compensate for servo wedge rotational offset after a head switch
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP193 citations97
US4745524AMay 17, 1988
Mounting of printed circuit boards in computers
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP94 citations96
US4998075AMar 5, 1991
Programmable multiple oscillator circuit
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP24 citations92
US4920339AApr 24, 1990
Switchable bus termination and address selector
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP103 citations91
PATTON III CHARLES R
3 patentsUS8687307B1Apr 1, 2014
Disk drive detecting gas leaking from head disk assembly
PATTON III CHARLES R67 citations97
US8498172B1Jul 30, 2013
Data storage device evaluating frequency range of supply voltage to detect power failure
PATTON III CHARLES R113 citations95
US4395116AJul 26, 1983
Artwork generation apparatus and process for charts
PATTON III CHARLES R9 citations69