Inventor · disambiguated record
Don Brunnett
Also filed as: BRUNNETT DON
42 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,481 citations·filing 1994–2020
98Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
45 records- 0197US8179626B1Adaptive shock detectionRYAN ROBERT P·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·119 cites·24 claims
- 0297US7685360B1Methods and structure for dynamic appended metadata in a dynamically mapped mass storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·138 cites·11 claims
- 0397US7230789B1Method and apparatus for performing a self-servo write operation in a disk drive using spiral servo informationMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 12, 2007·91 cites·26 claims
- 0497US7154690B1Dynamic shock detection in disk drive using accumulated average position errorMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·40 cites·50 claims
- 0596US7974029B2Disk drive biasing refresh zone counters based on write commandsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 5, 2011·147 cites·24 claims
- 0696US7158325B1Disk drive head touchdown detection with improved discriminationMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 2, 2007·71 cites·130 claims
- 0795US8665546B1Adaptive threshold for detecting touchdown or contaminationZHAO HONGCHAO TIM·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·117 cites·28 claims
- 0895US6882489B1Dynamic off-track detectorMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 19, 2005·52 cites·43 claims
- 0994US11662391B1Dynamic adjustments to battery parameters using battery metricsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 30, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 1094US7551387B2Servo writing with offset compensation for prewritten referenceMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 23, 2009·26 cites·22 claims
- 1194US7400473B1Slider with independent fly-height adjustment of reader and writerMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 15, 2008·44 cites·38 claims
- 1294US6965491B1Method to correct radial misposition of data tracksMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 15, 2005·51 cites·62 claims
- 1393US7679851B1Methods and structure for improved disk head switching to avoid zipper zonesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·19 cites·7 claims
- 1493US7489469B2Embedded runout correction based on written-in runout measurementSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 10, 2009·17 cites·21 claims
- 1593US7315431B1Method to correct radial misposition of data tracks using stitched correction fieldsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 1, 2008·17 cites·20 claims
- 1693US7253982B1Dynamic shock detection in disk drive using hair trigger timerMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 7, 2007·16 cites·47 claims
- 1791US7545593B1Magnetic storage systems and methods with tighter write fault window to improve reliabilityMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 9, 2009·29 cites·29 claims
- 1891US7193797B1Method and apparatus for detecting and monitoring a bi-state head when self-servowriting a disk drive using spiral servo informationMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2007·13 cites·18 claims
- 1991US7170700B1Method of determining side track erasure in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 30, 2007·49 cites·89 claims
- 2090US6950967B1Method and apparatus for manufacture test processing a disk drive installed in a computer systemMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 27, 2005·69 cites·189 claims
- 2190US5602693AMethod and apparatus for sensing position in a disk driveMICROPOLIS S PTE LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·62 cites·20 claims
- 2289US6977794B1Asymmetric seek velocity profile to improve power failure reliability for rigid disk drive with rampMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 20, 2005·28 cites·52 claims
- 2388US7167336B1Method for providing variable gain, iterative embedded runout correction in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 23, 2007·24 cites·70 claims
- 2488US6980383B2Monitoring of phenomena indicative of PTP in a magnetic disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 27, 2005·29 cites·30 claims
- 2587US7502205B1Method of operating read and write transducers by controlling thermal actuationMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 10, 2009·27 cites·10 claims
- 2686US11451068B1Battery-specific adjustments to maximum battery voltageAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 20, 2022·6 cites·19 claims
- 2786US7106542B1Method and apparatus for determining embedded runout correction values when self-servo writing or partial self-servo writing a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·26 cites·32 claims
- 2886US6785080B1Method and apparatus for providing a variable rate oversampling digital filter for resonance compensation in disk drive servo control systemsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 31, 2004·22 cites·45 claims
- 2986US6714376B1Partial servo write fill inMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·21 cites·33 claims
- 3085US7054096B1Method and apparatus for determining embedded runout correction valuesMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·20 cites·45 claims
- 3176US7355808B1Method and apparatus for partial self-servo writing using servo wedge propagationMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·2 cites·20 claims
- 3275US6765747B1Method and apparatus for reducing low frequency repeatable runout in hard disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 20, 2004·10 cites·41 claims
- 3372US6924952B1Method and apparatus for data storage in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 2, 2005·9 cites·57 claims
- 3470US7423834B1Convolution based multiple harmonic frequency repeatable runout compensation method and apparatusMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 9, 2008·7 cites·37 claims
- 3568US8065481B1RAID system and method compatible with improved drive selectHILLER BERNHARD·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 22, 2011·17 cites·19 claims
- 3667US7149044B1Methods, apparatus and computer program products for writing tracks on a disk based on an available strokeMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 12, 2006·6 cites·30 claims
- 3767US7050260B1Method and apparatus for partial self-servo writing using servo wedge propagationMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·5 cites·22 claims
- 3864US6646823B1Disk drive using offset data sectorsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·5 cites·24 claims
- 3961US9128928B2Memory method and apparatus with button releaseSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·1 cites·22 claims
- 4061US6792517B1Firmware controlled backup in disk drivesMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·16 cites·100 claims
- 4159US6987638B1Method and apparatus for applying adaptive non-linear repeatable runout compensation in a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 17, 2006·3 cites·31 claims
- 4258US8626971B1Flash memory method and apparatus with single-press button responseLEE MIKE·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 7, 2014·2 cites·21 claims
- 4346US2006045304A1Smart earphone systems devices and methodsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4443US2008030888A1Transducer fly height distribution range reductionMAXTOR CORPORATE·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4539US2011034210A1Communication device and storage device protocolSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
Get an alert when Don Brunnett files or is granted a new patent.
We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →