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William W. French
Also filed as: FRENCH WILLIAM · FRENCH WILLIAM W · FRENCH WILLIAM WALLACE
23 granted patents·1 pending application·283 citations·filing 1979–2020
96Inventor score
Files withEASTMAN KODAK CO6CONNER PERIPHERALS INC4EASTMAN TECHNOLOGY3FRENCH WILLIAM W3TURTLETECH DESIGN INC2
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24 records- 0191US6937125B1Self rotating display spherical deviceFiled 2000·Granted Aug 30, 2005·29 cites·49 claims
- 0283US5526204ALow drag liquid bearing recording headCONNER PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 11, 1996·43 cites·18 claims
- 0383US5097368AInformation recording apparatus with a non-Newtonian liquid bearingCONNER PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 17, 1992·27 cites·19 claims
- 0480USRE45824EFrictionless self-powered moving displayFRENCH WILLIAM W·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 22, 2015·4 cites·43 claims
- 0580US6275127B1Solar powered magnetic support for displayFiled 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·18 cites·6 claims
- 0678US5193046AInformation recording apparatus with a liquid bearingCONNER PERIPHERALS NC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 9, 1993·32 cites·24 claims
- 0777US6853283B1Frictionless self-powered moving displayFiled 2000·Granted Feb 8, 2005·10 cites·40 claims
- 0876US5317463AInformation recording apparatus with a liquid bearingCONNER PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 31, 1994·24 cites·10 claims
- 0972US5488521AInformation recording apparatus with a non-newtonian liquid bearingCONNER PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·19 cites·20 claims
- 1072US4631613AThin film head having improved saturation magnetizationEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 23, 1986·15 cites·10 claims
- 1170US4894741AMagneto-resistive head with improved sensitivityEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 16, 1990·16 cites·4 claims
- 1265US6952151B2Frictionless self-powered moving displayFRENCH WILLIAM W·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 4, 2005·4 cites·32 claims
- 1363US11527182B2Motor improvement for self-rotating displaysTURTLETECH DESIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1458US4644430ASlotted sensor in yoke-type magneto-resistive headEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1984·Granted Feb 17, 1987·9 cites·20 claims
- 1554US10580332B2Pressure equalization structure and motor improvement for fluid-immersed self-rotating displaysTURTLETECH DESIGN INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·9 claims
- 1651US4705613ASputtering method of making thin film head having improved saturation magnetizationEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1986·Granted Nov 10, 1987·9 cites·4 claims
- 1741US4412379AMethod of manufacturing a multitrack magnetic head employing double helix structureEASTMAN TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 1, 1983·6 cites·3 claims
- 1840US4316227AMultitrack magnetic head employing double helix structureEASTMAN TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 16, 1982·3 cites·11 claims
- 1940US4314298AMultitrack magnetic head employing double helix structureEASTMAN TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 2, 1982·3 cites·6 claims
- 2038US2007075599A1Optically commutated self-rotating drive mechanismFRENCH WILLIAM W·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2136US6393199B1Apparatus and method for high speed recording of video signalsRECORDING PHYSICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 21, 2002·7 cites·20 claims
- 2233US4398345AMethod of making a multitrack magnetic head employing double helix structureEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 16, 1983·2 cites·13 claims
- 2332US4796111AModulating head tape distance with vibratory motionEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 3, 1989·1 cites·2 claims
- 2428US6122143AWet rigid disk drive assembly with a conical spindle bearingVISQUS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 19, 2000·2 cites·9 claims
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