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Soo-Choon Kang
Also filed as: KANG SOO-CHOON
15 granted patents·932 citations·filing 1999–2018
95Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
Files withHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3IBM2KANG SOO-CHOON2WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2
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15 records- 0197US7436620B1Method for selecting an electrical power to be applied to a head-based flying height actuatorWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 14, 2008·170 cites·17 claims
- 0296US8699173B1Disk drive detecting touchdown event by evaluating frequency response of a touchdown metricKANG SOO-CHOON·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·99 cites·30 claims
- 0396US7974039B1Disk drive to reduce head instabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 5, 2011·142 cites·16 claims
- 0496US7675707B1Disk drive employing repeatable disturbance compensation for fly height controlWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 9, 2010·136 cites·20 claims
- 0595US8786976B1Disk drive detecting when head is on rampKANG SOO-CHOON·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·51 cites·18 claims
- 0695US7440220B1Method for defining a touch-down power for head having a flying height actuatorWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 21, 2008·174 cites·18 claims
- 0793US6775103B2Slider head having thermally controlled distal end and assembly with a rotating discHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·38 cites·28 claims
- 0891US6477013B1Slider air bearing design and method providing writing of a laser field (WOLF) measurement without substantial fly height affectIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 5, 2002·38 cites·23 claims
- 0984US10410656B1Data storage device pre-biasing a spin torque oscillator prior to a write operationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·6 cites·17 claims
- 1084US6680821B2Slider air bearing surface having improved fly height profile characteristicsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·19 cites·19 claims
- 1181US7009813B2Apparatus and method of configuring the air bearing surfaces of sliders in disk drives for producing high temperatures in thermally-assisted recordingsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·14 cites·14 claims
- 1278US6333835B1Step pad air bearing for load/unload mechanismIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 25, 2001·30 cites·25 claims
- 1376US8861126B1Disk drive detecting when head is on rampWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·3 cites·18 claims
- 1474US7817286B2Iteration 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
- 1574US6674611B2Air bearing design producing steeper ramp profile near the laser texture zoneHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2004·10 cites·18 claims
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