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William K. Laird
Also filed as: LAIRD WILLIAM K
10 granted patents·2 pending applications·182 citations·filing 2012–2016
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12 records- 0195US8724422B1System and method for charging back-up charge storage element for data storage device using spindle phase switching elementsAGNESS JOHN R·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·140 cites·40 claims
- 0289US9143005B1Backup energy storage module with selectable charge storage elements for providing backup power to a loadWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·19 cites·36 claims
- 0386US9245540B1Voice coil motor temperature sensing circuit to reduce catastrophic failure due to voice coil motor coil shorting to groundWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·5 cites·27 claims
- 0477US9251839B1Data storage device with overvoltage protectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·6 cites·40 claims
- 0574US9823294B1Negative voltage testing methodology and testerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·3 cites·21 claims
- 0672US9304560B2Backup power for reducing host current transientsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 0771US9443431B1System and method for preventing undesirable substantially concurrent switching in multiple power circuitsLAIRD WILLIAM K·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 13, 2016·4 cites·32 claims
- 0863US9910075B2Overvoltage detection circuit for detecting an overvoltage spike from an external power supplyWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·2 cites·23 claims
- 0953US2016124444A1Voice coil motor temperature sensing circuit to reduce catastrophic failure due to voice coil motor coil shorting to groundWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1050US10116129B1EOS event detection circuit for detecting EOS event on supply voltage rail coupled to power supplyWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·0 cites·29 claims
- 1149US2017005573A1System and method for preventing undesirable substantially concurrent switching in multiple power circuitsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1246US9471072B1Self-adaptive voltage scalingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·14 claims
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