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Michael T. Nicholls
Also filed as: NICHOLLS MICHAEL · NICHOLLS MICHAEL T · NICHOLLS MICHAEL TROY
16 granted patents·3 pending applications·156 citations·filing 1994–2017
93Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC15GMEREK MICHAEL J1SANDVIK AB1UTZ ZACHARY1VERTICAL CABINET COMPANY LTD1
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19 records- 0193US9355676B1Data storage device controlling amplitude and phase of driving voltage to generate power from a spindle motorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 31, 2016·8 cites·27 claims
- 0290US9141177B1Data storage device employing glitch compensation for power loss detectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 22, 2015·12 cites·20 claims
- 0390US5582656AFerritic-austenitic stainless steelSANDVIK AB·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 10, 1996·60 cites·15 claims
- 0489US8982501B1Data storage device compensating for repeatable disturbance when commutating a spindle motorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2015·11 cites·22 claims
- 0588US9230593B1Data storage device optimizing spindle motor power when transitioning into a power failure modeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·9 cites·14 claims
- 0688US9047932B1Data storage device adjusting a power loss threshold based on samples of supply voltageWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 2, 2015·12 cites·24 claims
- 0787US8885285B1Impact detection for data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·9 cites·20 claims
- 0880US9171568B1Data storage device periodically re-initializing spindle motor commutation sequence based on timing dataWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 0979US9424868B1Data storage device employing spindle motor driving profile during seek to improve power performanceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 23, 2016·5 cites·25 claims
- 1077US9171567B1Data storage device employing sliding mode control of spindle motorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·4 cites·6 claims
- 1175US9343102B1Data storage device employing a phase offset to generate power from a spindle motor during a power failureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 17, 2016·4 cites·24 claims
- 1273US8444235B2Storage systemGMEREK MICHAEL J·Filed 2008·Granted May 21, 2013·14 cites·12 claims
- 1372US9099147B1Data storage device commutating a spindle motor using closed-loop rotation phase alignmentWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 1454US2008252190A1Reconfigurable Storage SystemUTZ ZACHARY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1547US9761266B2Data storage device optimizing spindle motor power when transitioning into a power failure modeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·0 cites·9 claims
- 1645US2015032407A1Falling state determination for data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1740US2016012845A1Data storage device employing sliding mode control of spindle motorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1837US9214175B1Data storage device configuring a gain of a servo control system for actuating a head over a diskWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 15, 2015·0 cites·22 claims
- 1933US11272794B2Open-front refrigerator and a method of cooling items thereinVERTICAL CABINET COMPANY LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 15, 2022·0 cites·6 claims
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