Inventor
KERMICHE NOUREDDINE
US18 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
7 patentsUS7724461B1May 25, 2010
Determining head non-linearity in a disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC142 citations98
US8970978B1Mar 3, 2015
Disk drive detecting head touchdown by applying DC+AC control signal to fly height actuator
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US9786309B1Oct 10, 2017
Data storage device detecting minimum stable fly height of a head over a disk
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations70
US12176015B1Dec 24, 2024
Pole tip recession compensation by dual heater ratio optimization in a hard disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US11869546B1Jan 9, 2024
Adaptive dual heater mode for hard disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US12266386B2Apr 1, 2025
Data storage device with rapid in-field repeatable runout noise removal calibration
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations57
US8891193B1Nov 18, 2014
Disk drive calibrating threshold and gain of touchdown sensor
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations48
KERMICHE NOUREDDINE
4 patentsUS8681445B1Mar 25, 2014
Disk drive detecting head touchdown by computing anti-correlation in sensor signal
KERMICHE NOUREDDINE70 citations94
US8582231B1Nov 12, 2013
Disk drive determining head touchdown threshold based on curve fitting prediction error
KERMICHE NOUREDDINE70 citations94
US8934192B1Jan 13, 2015
Disk drive determining operating fly height by detecting head disk contact from read signal amplitude variance
KERMICHE NOUREDDINE1 citations48
US8885279B1Nov 11, 2014
Disk drive detecting head/disk contact by evaluating a subset of touchdown metrics during a servo sector interrupt
KERMICHE NOUREDDINE0 citations48