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Richard W. Molstad
Also filed as: MOLSTAD RICHARD · MOLSTAD RICHARD W
34 granted patents·1 pending application·914 citations·filing 1986–2007
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35 records- 0197US6781778B1Time-based sectored servo data formatIMATION CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 24, 2004·93 cites·17 claims
- 0296US6970312B2Full amplitude time-based servopositioning signalsIMATION CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 29, 2005·71 cites·16 claims
- 0396US6873487B2Hybrid servopositioning systemsIMATION CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 29, 2005·73 cites·36 claims
- 0496US6842305B2Time-based servo for magnetic storage mediaIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 11, 2005·78 cites·18 claims
- 0596US6542325B1Time-based servo for magnetic storage mediaIMATION CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 1, 2003·121 cites·32 claims
- 0694US7095583B2Dual mode servo patternIMATION CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 22, 2006·41 cites·24 claims
- 0791US7035040B2Sequenced time-based servo techniquesIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 25, 2006·34 cites·24 claims
- 0888US5675448ATrack pitch error compensation system for data cartridge tape drivesIMATION CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 7, 1997·53 cites·7 claims
- 0986US7495859B2Interleaved servo patternIMATION CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 24, 2009·8 cites·19 claims
- 1085US6999258B2Time-based servopositioning systemsIMATION CCORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 14, 2006·24 cites·27 claims
- 1185US6914756B2Bidirectional read-while-write data recording systemIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·18 cites·5 claims
- 1285US6134070AEncoded servo track configurations, servo writer and systems/method regarding sameIMATION CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 17, 2000·49 cites·29 claims
- 1384US7038872B2Servo patterns with inherent track IDIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 2, 2006·17 cites·16 claims
- 1481US6735039B1Linear positioning encoding in amplitude-based servopositioning systemsIMATION CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·15 cites·24 claims
- 1580US5452150AData cartridge with magnetic tape markersMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 19, 1995·32 cites·29 claims
- 1679US4791643ASingle track orthogonal error correction systemMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 13, 1988·34 cites·21 claims
- 1778US5339202AMethod and apparatus for amplitude compensated write equalizationMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 16, 1994·28 cites·7 claims
- 1877US7342748B2System with matrix array of write heads and matrix array of magnetoresistive (MR) read headsIMATION CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·11 cites·13 claims
- 1973US7595950B2Robust data storage techniques for two-sided data storage tapeIMATION CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 29, 2009·2 cites·10 claims
- 2072US7079343B2Time-based sectored servo data formatIMATION CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·7 cites·8 claims
- 2171US5426543AServo positioning system for magnetic recording mediaMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 20, 1995·21 cites·4 claims
- 2268US6999269B2Two-sided data storage tape with servo information on both sides of the tapeIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·6 cites·29 claims
- 2368US6952317B2Amplitude-based servo patterns for magnetic mediaIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 4, 2005·6 cites·18 claims
- 2468US6542321B1Bidirectional read-while-write data recording systemIMATION CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 1, 2003·17 cites·34 claims
- 2566US5390054AMethod and system for minimizing the error rate of a digital recording system by predicting the optimal bias currentMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 14, 1995·16 cites·8 claims
- 2665US7173794B2Accessing both sides of data storage tapeIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·5 cites·17 claims
- 2765US7046466B1Dual density recording for direction-dependent linear mediaSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·5 cites·21 claims
- 2860US6078481ATape storage cartridge having two-level tape pathIMATION CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 20, 2000·14 cites·21 claims
- 2955US7204446B2Data storage tape guiding systems using tapered guidesIMATION CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 17, 2007·2 cites·20 claims
- 3052US7038871B2Multi-band servo patterns with inherent track IDIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 2, 2006·1 cites·23 claims
- 3151US7142381B2Servo writing devices for creating servo patterns with inherent track IDIMATION CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 28, 2006·1 cites·27 claims
- 3249US5243472ASeries resonant AC erase head drive circuitMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 7, 1993·7 cites·20 claims
- 3348US6754022B1High-speed current driverIMATION CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·4 cites·31 claims
- 3447US7031097B1Systems and methods for using noise measurement tracks with servopositioning signalsIMATION CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 18, 2006·0 cites·10 claims
- 3542US2007272758A1Cartridge and system for duplicating optical disksKULKARNI SUBODH K·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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