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KOMAG INC
US·114 granted patents·2 pending applications·7,972 citations·filing 1984–2006
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116 records- 0198US7302148B2Test head for optically inspecting workpiecesKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·69 cites·36 claims
- 0298US7292329B2Test head for optically inspecting workpieces comprising a lens for elongating a laser spot on the workpiecesKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2007·69 cites·18 claims
- 0398US7196860B2Circuit and method for refreshing data recorded at a density sufficiently high to undergo thermal degradationKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 27, 2007·93 cites·62 claims
- 0498US7184139B2Test head for optically inspecting workpiecesKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 27, 2007·76 cites·21 claims
- 0598US7161753B2Modulation of sidewalls of servo sectors of a magnetic disk and the resultant diskKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·104 cites·15 claims
- 0698US7147790B2Perpendicular magnetic discrete track recording diskKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 12, 2006·159 cites·41 claims
- 0798US7119990B2Storage device including a center tapped write transducerKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 10, 2006·130 cites·8 claims
- 0898US6939120B1Disk alignment apparatus and method for patterned media productionKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·107 cites·37 claims
- 0998US6857937B2Lapping a head while powered up to eliminate expansion of the head due to heatingKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 22, 2005·127 cites·37 claims
- 1098US6628466B2Circuit and method for refreshing data recorded at a density sufficiently high to undergo thermal degradationKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 30, 2003·116 cites·23 claims
- 1197US7320584B1Die set having sealed compliant memberKOMAG INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 22, 2008·79 cites·43 claims
- 1297US7305119B2Test head for optically inspecting workpiecesKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 4, 2007·69 cites·28 claims
- 1397US7281920B2Die set utilizing compliant gasketKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 16, 2007·78 cites·26 claims
- 1497US7239970B2Robotic system for optically inspecting workpiecesKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 3, 2007·69 cites·27 claims
- 1597US7199977B2Magnetic recording disk having a transition zoneKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 3, 2007·76 cites·22 claims
- 1697US7070870B2Magnetic media with improved exchange couplingKOMAG INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 4, 2006·93 cites·10 claims
- 1797US6972135B2Texturing of magnetic disk substratesKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·76 cites·19 claims
- 1897US6967798B2Magnetic recording disk having DTR patterned CSS zoneKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 22, 2005·105 cites·39 claims
- 1997US6778353B1Balance ringKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 17, 2004·87 cites·8 claims
- 2097US6683754B2Hard disk drive head-media system having reduced stiction and low fly heightKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·78 cites·8 claims
- 2197US6552871B2Hard disk drive head-media system having reduced stiction and low fly heightKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 22, 2003·79 cites·11 claims
- 2297US6500567B1Ultra-thin nucleation layer for magnetic thin film media and the method for manufacturing the sameKOMAG INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 31, 2002·86 cites·13 claims
- 2397US6429984B1Circuit and method for refreshing data recorded at a density sufficiently high to undergo thermal degradationKOMAG INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·136 cites·46 claims
- 2497US6381090B1Hard disk drive head-media system having reduced stiction and low fly heightKOMAG INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 30, 2002·126 cites·16 claims
- 2597US6381092B1Spacer rings to compensate for disk warpageKOMAG INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·99 cites·10 claims
- 2697US6150015AUltra-thin nucleation layer for magnetic thin film media and the method for manufacturing the sameKOMAG INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·151 cites·52 claims
- 2797US6086730AMethod of sputtering a carbon protective film on a magnetic disk with high sp3 contentKOMAG INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 11, 2000·160 cites·67 claims
- 2896US7301726B1Banded LZT CSS zoneKOMAG INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 27, 2007·74 cites·30 claims
- 2996US7099112B1Balance ringKOMAG INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 29, 2006·71 cites·8 claims
- 3096US7016154B2Magnetic recording disk having a safe zoneKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·77 cites·10 claims
- 3196US7006323B1Magnetic head for proximity recordingKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 28, 2006·73 cites·31 claims
- 3296US6548821B1Method and apparatus for inspecting substratesKOMAG INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·101 cites·21 claims
- 3396US6391213B1Texturing of a landing zone on glass-based substrates by a chemical etching processKOMAG INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·105 cites·34 claims
- 3496US6363599B1Method for manufacturing a magnetic disk including a glass substrateKOMAG INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 2, 2002·119 cites·20 claims
- 3596US4786564AMethod for manufacturing a magnetic disk having reduced bit shift, minimized noise, increased resolution and uniform magnetic characteristics, and the resulting diskKOMAG INC·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 22, 1988·74 cites·27 claims
- 3695US7179549B2Magnetic recording medium having novel underlayer structureKOMAG INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 20, 2007·72 cites·34 claims
- 3795US6899959B2Magnetic media with improved exchange couplingKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 31, 2005·88 cites·44 claims
- 3895US6893748B2Soft magnetic film for perpendicular recording diskKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·90 cites·22 claims
- 3995US6743528B2Magnetic recording mediumKOMAG INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·74 cites·14 claims
- 4095US6682807B2Magnetic disk comprising a first carbon overcoat having a high SP3 content and a second carbon overcoat having a low SP3 contentKOMAG INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·83 cites·21 claims
- 4195US6565719B1Magnetic disk comprising a first carbon overcoat having a high SP3 content and a second carbon overcoat having a low SP3 contentKOMAG INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 20, 2003·88 cites·41 claims
- 4295US6068891AMethod for laser texturing a glass ceramic substrate and the resulting substrateKOMAG INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 30, 2000·110 cites·13 claims
- 4395US5045165AMethod for sputtering a hydrogen-doped carbon protective film on a magnetic diskKOMAG INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 3, 1991·70 cites·11 claims
- 4494US7004827B1Method and apparatus for polishing a workpieceKOMAG INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 28, 2006·77 cites·24 claims
- 4594US6482505B1Multi-layer texture layerKOMAG INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·81 cites·46 claims
- 4694US6013161AThin film magnetic alloy having low noise, high coercivity and high squarenessKOMAG INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·88 cites·17 claims
- 4794US5507930AMethod of sputtering a carbon protective film on a magnetic disk by superimposing an AC voltage on a DC bias voltageKOMAG INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 16, 1996·101 cites·16 claims
- 4893US6855232B2Magnetic disk comprising a first carbon overcoat having a high SP3 content and a second carbon overcoat having a low SP3 contentKOMAG INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·79 cites·32 claims
- 4993US6221119B1Slurry composition for polishing a glass ceramic substrateKOMAG INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·90 cites·17 claims
- 5093US6156404AMethod of making high performance, low noise isotropic magnetic media including a chromium underlayerKOMAG INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 5, 2000·96 cites·49 claims
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