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David L. Swanson
Also filed as: SWANSON DAVID L · SWANSON DAVID LEE
39 granted patents·2 pending applications·231 citations·filing 2002–2024
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41 records- 0191US12300284B1Single data band data storageIBM·Filed 2023·Granted May 13, 2025·3 cites·20 claims
- 0289US7443623B2Peak detection for magnetic tape timing based servoIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 28, 2008·8 cites·12 claims
- 0389US6831805B2Apparatus and method to read and/or write information to a magnetic tape mediumIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·28 cites·44 claims
- 0488US9613646B2Measurement and correction of magnetic writer offset errorIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·8 cites·22 claims
- 0588US7369342B2Peak detection for magnetic tape timing based servoIBM·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·7 cites·4 claims
- 0688US6798608B2Active detection and acquisition of a servo track subject to lateral motionIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·25 cites·18 claims
- 0785US12148457B1Magnetic tape reuse across productsIBM·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·1 cites·25 claims
- 0884US10014019B2Measurement and correction of magnetic writer offset errorIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 3, 2018·5 cites·18 claims
- 0984US7623318B1Noise reduction in same-gap servo in frequency-based servo tape systemsIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 24, 2009·8 cites·22 claims
- 1084US6903895B2Tape drive servo operation by use of servo pattern width measurementsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 7, 2005·18 cites·21 claims
- 1183US12051450B1Determining lateral error offsets to adjust a lateral position at which to move a tape head with respect to a tape mediumIBM·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 30, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1281US10068599B2Tape damage detectionIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 4, 2018·4 cites·19 claims
- 1381US7676445B2Apparatus, system and method for developing failure prediction softwareIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 9, 2010·32 cites·33 claims
- 1480US11448493B2Calibration of writer offset using media dimensional stabilityIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 20, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1578US11404078B1Measuring amplitudes of written tracks in a tape drive to determine errors in read and write elements in the tape driveINT BUSINES MACHINES CORPORATION·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 2, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1677US6839197B2Apparatus and method to calibrate one or more transducers in a noisy environmentIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 4, 2005·12 cites·93 claims
- 1776US9299374B2Dynamically optimizing read performance by adjusting servo-based head locationIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·2 cites·19 claims
- 1876US8688905B2Multi-host concurrent writing to magnetic tapeBRUME SHAWN O·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 1, 2014·5 cites·30 claims
- 1975US6865052B2Apparatus and method to calibrate servo sensors in a noisy environmentIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 8, 2005·11 cites·44 claims
- 2073US9892750B2Dynamically optimizing read performance by adjusting servo-based head locationIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2172US10964350B2Setting bias currents and limiting corrosion in TMR sensorsIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 2272US6833973B2Apparatus and method to calibrate a servo sensorIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 21, 2004·10 cites·31 claims
- 2368US6842304B2Measurement of write track width for magnetic tape headIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 11, 2005·8 cites·20 claims
- 2467US10283153B2Tape damage detectionIBM·Filed 2018·Granted May 7, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 2565US6831806B2Apparatus and method to calibrate a servo sensorIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·6 cites·51 claims
- 2664US6798607B2Defined signal injection to calibrate servo index positions employing an independent position sensorIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·6 cites·21 claims
- 2763US8250299B2Multi-host concurrent writing to magnetic tapeBRUME SHAWN O·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·3 cites·24 claims
- 2863US6831801B2Eccentricity compensation in a web handling systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·5 cites·36 claims
- 2962US12482492B1Tape head wafer design for multiple formats using same tapeIBM·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 3060US9548077B1Detecting and compensating for external vibration in a tape driveIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 17, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 3158US12007833B2Adjusting error recovery procedure (ERP) in data drive based on historical ERP informationIBM·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3256US10650853B2Tape damage detectionIBM·Filed 2019·Granted May 12, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 3354US7159140B2Method to transfer information between data storage devicesIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 2, 2007·3 cites·6 claims
- 3454US6906881B2Apparatus and method to erase a magnetic tapeIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 14, 2005·2 cites·21 claims
- 3553US10242703B2Dynamically optimizing read performance by adjusting servo-based head locationIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 3651US7539895B2Method to transfer information between data storage devicesIBM·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·0 cites·20 claims
- 3750US11513741B2Automatic volume statistical and performance information trackingIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 3849US2025149060A1Magnetic tape reuse across productsIBM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3948US7230783B2Mitigation of MR read head distortionIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 12, 2007·0 cites·25 claims
- 4048US2025149062A1Single data band data storageIBM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4141US12014755B1Side erasure control for track writing in a systemINT BUSINESS MACHNES CORPORATION·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
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