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Mike Suk
Also filed as: PIT REMMELT · SUK MIKE
57 granted patents·7 pending applications·910 citations·filing 1995–2021
99Inventor score
Files withHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH35IBM18HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE NETHERL2HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL2DAI QING1
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64 records- 0197US7190543B2Method and apparatus for optimizing flying height control using heated slidersHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 13, 2007·37 cites·21 claims
- 0296US7336434B2Predictive failure analysis of thermal flying height control system and methodHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 26, 2008·27 cites·12 claims
- 0396US7126777B2Disk drive with selectable power source for heater in a sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·70 cites·15 claims
- 0494US7224547B2Increasing head-disk interface reliability using controlled heatingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted May 29, 2007·16 cites·24 claims
- 0594US7124625B1Glide-height disk-tester and method of operationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 24, 2006·20 cites·16 claims
- 0694US6972919B2Increasing head-disk interface reliability using controlled heatingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·40 cites·32 claims
- 0793US6069769AAir bearing slider having rounded cornersIBM·Filed 1997·Granted May 30, 2000·75 cites·25 claims
- 0892US7278902B1Enabling location specific burnishing of a diskHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 9, 2007·14 cites·20 claims
- 0989US7199982B2Eliminating ESD exposure for read/write head with heating elementHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2007·24 cites·21 claims
- 1089US7153193B1System and apparatus for selectively sensing and removing asperities from hard disk drive media utilizing active thermally controlled flying heightsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE NETHERL·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·9 cites·21 claims
- 1189US6266199B1Method of apparatus to characterize and limit the effect of disk damage in a hard disk driveIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·63 cites·2 claims
- 1288US7480115B2Magnetic disk drive with heater to control flying height and manufacturing method thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 20, 2009·12 cites·16 claims
- 1388US5864241AMagnetic transducer with wear indicator in a magnetic data storage systemIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 26, 1999·54 cites·21 claims
- 1487US7119979B2Measurement of slider clearance by inducing collision of the slider with disk surfaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·21 cites·14 claims
- 1587US5872686AMagnetic storage system having an improved slider having rounded corners to minimize disk damageIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·49 cites·22 claims
- 1686US6937419B2Method and apparatus for recovering load/unload zone real estate on data storage media in data storage devices to increase a data storage capacity thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·20 cites·22 claims
- 1785US6101062AMethod and apparatus for unloading head from disk before a shock to a disk drive systemIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 8, 2000·44 cites·12 claims
- 1885US5959801AStiction reduction in disk drives using heatingIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·49 cites·19 claims
- 1983US7352530B2Method and apparatus for reducing a suspension gram load to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·6 cites·21 claims
- 2081US7345850B2Method and apparatus for utilizing an off-center gimbal to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·4 cites·22 claims
- 2180US7952830B2Method and apparatus for estimating flying height in a hard disk driveSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2009·Granted May 31, 2011·4 cites·10 claims
- 2280US7236330B2Disk head stability systemHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2007·13 cites·32 claims
- 2379US7146710B2Two stage lubrication process for disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·12 cites·27 claims
- 2479US6084753AMethod and apparatus for removing debris from a slider in a disk drive using load/unload technologyIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 4, 2000·32 cites·5 claims
- 2573US7153192B1Method for selectively sensing and removing asperities from hard disk drive media utilizing active thermally controlled flying heightsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE NETHERL·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·5 cites·22 claims
- 2673US7072136B2Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing pitch static attitude in hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 4, 2006·8 cites·19 claims
- 2772US7054084B2Method, apparatus and program storage device for sensing increased resistance changes in an MR element to detect MR sensor eventsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·8 cites·25 claims
- 2872US6778360B2Electrostatic discharge device in a disk drive providing a conductive path between a slider and the disk drive housing thereby protecting against electrostatic dischargeHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 17, 2004·8 cites·14 claims
- 2972US6680811B2System and method for enhancing load/unload performance of low-flying heads in a disk driveIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·8 cites·12 claims
- 3072US6560074B2Offset limiter for reducing potential of disk damage during unload sequence in load/unload disk driveIBM·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·8 cites·8 claims
- 3170US6246534B1Hard disk drive with lube on demand actuatorsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 12, 2001·21 cites·17 claims
- 3269US6934101B2Method and apparatus using reverse disk rotation to achieve slider contact with a disk surfaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·7 cites·24 claims
- 3369US6683743B2Method for controlling the velocity of an actuator arm in a hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·7 cites·19 claims
- 3468US7417209B2Recording disk drive with reduced noise thermal flyheight controlHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 26, 2008·1 cites·9 claims
- 3568US7230780B2Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing protrusion feedback for a read/write elementHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·6 cites·22 claims
- 3668US6459550B1Active damping control for a disk driveIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 1, 2002·6 cites·30 claims
- 3766US8331049B2Detecting touch down and/or assessing quality in a hard disk driveLEE SUNGCHANG·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 11, 2012·2 cites·25 claims
- 3866US6574074B2Air bearing surface design for inducing roll-bias during load/unload sequenceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·6 cites·18 claims
- 3965US7009801B2Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing roll static attitude in hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·5 cites·8 claims
- 4064US6754024B2System and method for reducing the accumulation of actuator bearing grease in hard disk drivesIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·9 cites·17 claims
- 4164US6501624B1Multiple zone data storage system and methodIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 31, 2002·14 cites·12 claims
- 4263US7289169B2Storage of projected presentationsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 30, 2007·5 cites·10 claims
- 4363US6421205B1Recessed slider trailing edge for reducing stictionIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·16 cites·4 claims
- 4462US5798884AMultiple zone data storage system and methodIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 25, 1998·13 cites·9 claims
- 4561US6301073B1Device for preventing mechanical shock-induced damage between actuator and disk in computer hard disk driveIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 9, 2001·14 cites·14 claims
- 4659US7486457B2Method and apparatus for predicting write failure resulting from flying height modulationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 3, 2009·3 cites·31 claims
- 4757US6288876B1Melting and refreezing method for smothing and load/unloading lift tab for disk drive smoothed lift tab and gimbal assembly and data storage device incorporating smoothed lift tabIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·12 cites·24 claims
- 4856US6917496B2Spacer ring for disk drive spindle with load/unload feature, latch feature, and tribological overcoatHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 12, 2005·2 cites·9 claims
- 4954US7012788B2Spacer ring for disk drive spindle with load/unload feature, latch feature, and tribological overcoatHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 14, 2006·0 cites·9 claims
- 5052US8338006B2Magnetic recording disk having pre-patterned surface features and planarized surfaceDAI QING·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 25, 2012·0 cites·5 claims
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