Inventor

FONG WALTON

US14 patents

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HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH

8 patents

US7119979B2Oct 10, 2006

Measurement of slider clearance by inducing collision of the slider with disk surface

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH21 citations92

US7146710B2Dec 12, 2006

Two stage lubrication process for disk drive

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH12 citations84

US7054084B2May 30, 2006

Method, apparatus and program storage device for sensing increased resistance changes in an MR element to detect MR sensor events

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH8 citations73

US6934101B2Aug 23, 2005

Method and apparatus using reverse disk rotation to achieve slider contact with a disk surface

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations73

US7345850B2Mar 18, 2008

Method and apparatus for utilizing an off-center gimbal to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations62

US7352530B2Apr 1, 2008

Method and apparatus for reducing a suspension gram load to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations61

US7624496B2Dec 1, 2009

Method for efficient slider burnishing during drive build

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH0 citations52

US7492539B2Feb 17, 2009

Method for controlling a burnish cycle to minimize cycle time

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH0 citations41

APPLE INC

2 patents

US10969941B2Apr 6, 2021

Underwater user interface

APPLE INC7 citations78

US11875021B2Jan 16, 2024

Underwater user interface

APPLE INC0 citations56

FONG WALTON

2 patents

US8199435B2Jun 12, 2012

Apparatus for retaining lubricant on the deposited end of a slider in a hard disk drive

FONG WALTON5 citations58

US8169727B2May 1, 2012

Apparatus and method for stabilizing slider flying height over a discrete track media disk surface in a hard disk drive

FONG WALTON0 citations37

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL

2 patents

US8014105B2Sep 6, 2011

Method and apparatus for modifying the air bearing force of the trailing edge of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL0 citations41

US8014106B2Sep 6, 2011

Method and apparatus for modifying a dynamic pitch of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL0 citations41