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Robert E. Eaton
Also filed as: EATON ROBERT · EATON ROBERT E · EATON ROBERT EUGENE
12 granted patents·101 citations·filing 1995–2024
89Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
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12 records- 0194US7199960B1Disk drive with AC exciter for head/disk interfaceMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 3, 2007·52 cites·131 claims
- 0284US12374362B1Harmonic sensor phase error detection for data storage devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 29, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 0384US7705588B2Apparatus and method for testing magnetic disk drive components using drive-based partsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 27, 2010·11 cites·22 claims
- 0483US9361939B1Data storage device characterizing geometry of magnetic transitionsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·6 cites·34 claims
- 0582US9786310B1Data storage device detecting lasing threshold of laser by measuring protrusion effectWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 10, 2017·5 cites·18 claims
- 0680US9001453B1Data storage device calibrating fly height actuator based on read mode touchdown resistance of touchdown sensorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 7, 2015·5 cites·22 claims
- 0779US7697223B2Monitoring a fly height of a magnetic transducerHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·4 cites·25 claims
- 0875US7808734B2Monitoring a fly height of a magnetic transducerHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·3 cites·23 claims
- 0972US8238051B2Real time monitoring inconsistent operations in a hard disk driveBAUMGART PETER M·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 1068US9786309B1Data storage device detecting minimum stable fly height of a head over a diskWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 10, 2017·2 cites·22 claims
- 1148US5661614AMethod and apparatus for error recovery for unstable magnetorestrictive headsIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 26, 1997·10 cites·1 claims
- 1242US10553247B2Data storage device calibrating data density based on amplitude-inverted or time-inverted read signalWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·24 claims
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