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Remmelt Pit
Also filed as: GILLIS DONALD G · PIT REMMELT
36 granted patents·6 pending applications·226 citations·filing 2003–2021
97Inventor score
Files withHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH17HGST Netherlands BV7WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7AMBEKAR ROHIT P2HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE NETHERL2
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42 records- 0194US7124625B1Glide-height disk-tester and method of operationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 24, 2006·20 cites·16 claims
- 0292US7278902B1Enabling location specific burnishing of a diskHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 9, 2007·14 cites·20 claims
- 0390US9070390B2Modified areal densities for degraded storage device read headsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 30, 2015·13 cites·15 claims
- 0489US7480120B2Apparatus and method for damping slider-gimbal coupled vibration of a hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 20, 2009·10 cites·19 claims
- 0589US7153193B1System 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
- 0687US7119979B2Measurement 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
- 0786US11593204B2Fleet health management device classification frameworkWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0885US8493688B2Head slider and hard disk driveAMBEKAR ROHIT P·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·12 cites·18 claims
- 0983US7352530B2Method 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
- 1081US7345850B2Method 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
- 1180US8630057B2In-situ contact potential measurement in hard-disk drivesMURTHY ARAVIND N·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·11 cites·20 claims
- 1279US7146710B2Two stage lubrication process for disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·12 cites·27 claims
- 1378US8131920B2Method and system for dynamically allocating read and write sequence randomizerHATTORI RYOHEITA·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·13 cites·5 claims
- 1476US10283149B2Energy-assisted magnetic recording device capable of predicting the usable life of magnetic headWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 7, 2019·5 cites·27 claims
- 1576US8164860B1Servo write robust and good altitude performance ABSAMBEKAR ROHIT P·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 24, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 1675US9997186B1Data storage device using performance margin to back off fly heightWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 12, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1774US8824091B2Media topography driven flying height modulation sensing using embedded contact sensorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·3 cites·18 claims
- 1874US7817286B2Iteration method to improve the fly height measurement accuracy by optical interference method and theoretical pitch and roll effectHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 19, 2010·2 cites·32 claims
- 1973US7153192B1Method 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
- 2073US7072136B2Method 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
- 2172US7054084B2Method, 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
- 2271US7201719B2Rechargeable hard disk drive medical monitorHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 10, 2007·12 cites·15 claims
- 2370US8976480B1Method to convert and calibrate the embedded contact sensor signal to clearance and spacing information using interface voltage controlHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·2 cites·22 claims
- 2469US6934101B2Method 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
- 2568US7268966B2System and method for adjusting fly heights in a hard disk drive having multiple headsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2007·7 cites·18 claims
- 2665US7009801B2Method 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
- 2764US8982504B1Implementing calibration of cooling sensitivity of embedded contact sensor (ECS) signal using thermal fly-height control (TFC) actuationsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 17, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 2863US9542104B2System and method for controlling a storage deviceHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·1 cites·25 claims
- 2961US10897273B2System-level error correction coding allocation based on device population data integrity sharingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·1 cites·26 claims
- 3053US11621963B2Fleet health management corrective action communication exchangeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3150US7052786B2Engineered interface for low fly heightHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGETECHNOLO·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·1 cites·13 claims
- 3249US2008212235A1Data recording slider having an air bearing surface providing high pressure relief for vibration dampingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3348US11768701B2Exception analysis for data storage devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3447US8014106B2Method and apparatus for modifying a dynamic pitch of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 6, 2011·0 cites·18 claims
- 3547US8014105B2Method and apparatus for modifying the air bearing force of the trailing edge of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 6, 2011·0 cites·18 claims
- 3646US2007171563A1System and method for adjusting pressure sensitivity in sealed disk drive to account for temperature-induced changes in fly heightPIT REMMELT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3745US11531582B2Data storage device dynamically relocating data sectors based on map-out valueWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 20, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3845US2015199987A1System and method for nft protrusion compensationHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3944US2005192714A1Travel assistant deviceFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4043US2014240871A1Interface voltage control operating point determination in a hard disk driveHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4139US7624496B2Method for efficient slider burnishing during drive buildHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 1, 2009·0 cites·4 claims
- 4237US2005157955A1Self-contained OCR system using hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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