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Brian D. Strom
Also filed as: STROM BRIAN · STROM BRIAN D
26 granted patents·14 pending applications·259 citations·filing 1999–2023
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40 records- 0195US7324299B1Disk drive that positions a head at multiple head-to-disk spacingsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 29, 2008·47 cites·24 claims
- 0294US7042674B1Disk drive head resetting system using slider heaterMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 9, 2006·32 cites·46 claims
- 0393US7420760B2Method and apparatus reducing flying height drop in a hard disk drive under humid conditionsSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 2, 2008·18 cites·32 claims
- 0492US7310194B1System for monitoring and dynamically adjusting head-to-disk spacing in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·16 cites·57 claims
- 0591US7349169B2Method and apparatus for improved starting and/or stopping in a contact start-stop (CSS) hard disk drive.SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 25, 2008·13 cites·25 claims
- 0690US7509728B1Method for adjusting head-to-disk spacing in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 31, 2009·12 cites·57 claims
- 0790US6999265B1Method and system for dual element transducer flight height adjustment using combined thermal and electrostatic controlMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 14, 2006·36 cites·76 claims
- 0887US7369348B2Method and apparatus for adaptation to humidity in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·7 cites·24 claims
- 0987US7310195B1System and method for adjusting head-to-disk spacing in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·8 cites·58 claims
- 1084US7719792B2Method and apparatus intelligently adapting to environmental conditions inside and outside a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·6 cites·17 claims
- 1182US7688543B2Device to regenerate a desiccant in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 30, 2010·4 cites·6 claims
- 1281US10032217B2Reconciliation for enabling accelerated access to contribution funded accountsCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 24, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1380US7382565B2Method to avoid contact between the head and disk protrusionsSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 3, 2008·4 cites·20 claims
- 1479US7646566B1Slider deformation control by thermal-structural compensatorsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 12, 2010·4 cites·38 claims
- 1579US7639449B1Passive fly height adjustment to compensate for ambient pressure changes in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 29, 2009·5 cites·57 claims
- 1678US11348096B2Reconciliation for enabling access to transferring contribution funded accountsCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 31, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1777US11164154B2Flexible and prioritized multi-purse tables for multi-account benefit plan management and processingCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 2, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 1877US7760469B2Method and apparatus for an air bearing surface to reduce contamination due to saturation water vapor pressure in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·3 cites·41 claims
- 1977US6920019B2Device and method for improved stiction reliability in disk drives employing padded slidersMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 19, 2005·13 cites·40 claims
- 2076US7411389B1Method of detecting changes in operability status of a slider mover in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 12, 2008·2 cites·35 claims
- 2174US7569088B2Method and apparatus for circulating air through a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 4, 2009·2 cites·33 claims
- 2269US7599142B2Apparatus and method for slider-disk contact indication by monitoring the spindle control signal in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 6, 2009·1 cites·19 claims
- 2368US7715150B2Apparatus and method for head gimbal assembly sharing power to slider amplifier and micro-actuator in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted May 11, 2010·1 cites·20 claims
- 2468US2024037647A1Reconciliation for enabling accelerated access to contribution funded accountsCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2558US2018322570A1Reconciliation for enabling accelerated access to contribution funded accountsCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2657US7280315B1Passive compensation for pole tip protrusion by slider bendingMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 9, 2007·3 cites·24 claims
- 2752US8582232B2Heat assisted spindle motorSTROM BRIAN D·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 12, 2013·0 cites·19 claims
- 2851US2008310052A1Apparatus and method for a ferroelectric disk and ferroelectric disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2950US6381102B1Head stack assembly rebound latch for a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·12 cites·18 claims
- 3050US2009059414A1Hard disk drive with power saving featureSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3148US2007165322A1Method and apparatus regulating saturation water vapor pressure in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3248US2008074794A1Method and apparatus for pitch angle actuation of slider based upon pressure and humidity conditions in a contact start-stop CSSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3348US2017053274A1Auto-Adjudicating Real-Time Card Transactions Using Delayed Transaction RecordsCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3447US2007292652A1Apparatus and method for a ferroelectric disk, slider, head gimbal, actuator assemblies, and ferroelectric disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3547US2007291419A1Apparatus and method for a vertical micro-acatuator in slider of a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3647US2007263326A1Apparatus and method for including amplification of read signal in slider of a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3747US2017352098A1Customer identification program account integrationCONNECTYOURCARE LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3842US2008024929A1Method and apparatus preventing slider separation from disk surface contact start-stop hard disk driveKHURSHUDOV ANDREI·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3941US2008002276A1Method and apparatus for Contact Start-Stop hard disk drive actuator control during power cycles for improved reliabilitySTROM BRIAN D·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4031US2017005116A1Displays Having Substrate Ledge SupportAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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