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Kevin D. Mckinstry
Also filed as: MCKINSTRY KEVIN · MCKINSTRY KEVIN D · MCKINSTRY KEVIN DALE
23 granted patents·4 pending applications·218 citations·filing 2000–2023
95Inventor score
Files withSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP9ORACLE INT CORP5SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC4SYGHT INC4ORACLE AMERICA INC3
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27 records- 0194US8045290B2Tape head layout having offset read and write element arraysORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·25 cites·20 claims
- 0294US7986485B2Servo writer providing a pre-writing, longitudinal magnetic bias in a magnetically unoriented tape supplyORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 26, 2011·20 cites·12 claims
- 0394US7411759B2Detection and measurement of position error signal linearity in timing based servo patterns using differential nonlinearitySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 12, 2008·30 cites·20 claims
- 0493US11378829B2Advanced spatial light modulators, associated systems and methodsSYGHT INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·4 cites·33 claims
- 0593US7751148B1Multi-level, multi-track magnetic recording headORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·29 cites·20 claims
- 0692US7271985B1System and method for crosstalk reduction in a flexible trace interconnect arraySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 18, 2007·50 cites·17 claims
- 0791US7656610B1Bi-directional magnetic recording head built on a common substrateSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·12 cites·2 claims
- 0877US6570738B1Tape head modules having adjacent substrates each provided with write and/or read elementsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·12 cites·9 claims
- 0976US11886057B2Advanced optoelectronic system architectures and associated methods using spatial light modulationSYGHT INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 1076US7545602B1Use of grating structures to control asymmetry in a magnetic sensorSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 9, 2009·7 cites·4 claims
- 1175US6445538B1Electrostatic discharge control in tape reading heads with conductive epoxy adhesiveSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·11 cites·16 claims
- 1271US9681542B2Flexible circuit with partial ground pathORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 13, 2017·2 cites·13 claims
- 1366US11586062B2Advanced optoelectronic system architectures and associated methods using spatial light modulationSYGHT INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 21, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 1462US2010033871A1Bi-directional magnetic recording head built on a common substrateSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1560US8804262B1Compensation for writer crosstalk in a multi-channel tape recording headORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 12, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 1660US7050272B1Reduction of contact noise in single-ended magnetoresistive read elementsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·4 cites·8 claims
- 1758US7256969B1Discrete step stabilization of narrow-track AMR read sensorsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2007·9 cites·19 claims
- 1857US7848052B2Use of grating structures to control asymmetry in a magnetic sensorSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 7, 2010·2 cites·3 claims
- 1949US2008266711A1Tape head having a protective layer and a method of applying a protective layer to a tape headSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2048US9900981B2Flexible circuit with partial ground pathORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 20, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 2147US9019658B1Magnetic head with magnetic field closure for media storage devicesORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 28, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2246US2009222686A1Self maintained computer system utilizing roboticsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2345US11777220B2Light path defining apparatus and methodsSYGHT INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 2444US9134386B2Giant magnetoresistive sensor having horizontal stabilizerMCKINSTRY KEVIN D·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 15, 2015·0 cites·12 claims
- 2544US7436630B1System and method for reducing micro-discharge events in a data storage deviceSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 14, 2008·0 cites·13 claims
- 2643US10317481B2Giant magnetoresistive sensor having horizontal stabilizerORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 11, 2019·0 cites·9 claims
- 2734US2011298567A1System and method for constant characteristic impedance in a flexible trace interconnect arrayMCKINSTRY KEVIN DALE·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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