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TERASTOR CORP
US·47 granted patents·1,047 citations·filing 1996–2002
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47 records- 0197US6243350B1Optical storage systems with flying optical heads for near-field recording and readingTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 5, 2001·167 cites·347 claims
- 0295US6449221B1Storage media for optical storage systemsTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·51 cites·58 claims
- 0393US6069853AHead including a heating element for reducing signal distortion in data storage systemsTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 30, 2000·83 cites·63 claims
- 0493US5881042AFlying head with solid immersion lens partially mounted on a sliderTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·75 cites·45 claims
- 0591US6724694B2Disk mastering based on near-field optical systemsTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·24 cites·10 claims
- 0689US6507540B1Hybrid optical head for data storageTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·31 cites·19 claims
- 0789US6270696B1Method of fabricating and integrating an optical assembly into a flying headTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 7, 2001·65 cites·4 claims
- 0888US6776176B1Applications of acoustic waves in data storage devicesTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·21 cites·20 claims
- 0988US6577575B2Head cleaning in Optical disk drivesTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·20 cites·24 claims
- 1087US6111840AReducing phase distortion in a near-field optical data storage systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 29, 2000·42 cites·47 claims
- 1186US6307832B1Optical storage system with head cleaning mechanism based on a position-controllable optical interfacing surface in an optical headTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·39 cites·36 claims
- 1282US5963532APolarization rotation and phase compensation in near-field electro-optical systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 5, 1999·31 cites·36 claims
- 1380US5828482AApparatus and method for directing a beam of light to a surface of an optical diskTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 27, 1998·34 cites·16 claims
- 1479US6061322AOptical storage system having optical head with a solid immersion lens and operating on media with at least two recording layersTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 9, 2000·28 cites·42 claims
- 1579US6055222ANear field optical head having a solid immersion lens that is fixed relative to an objective lensTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 25, 2000·28 cites·26 claims
- 1679US5936928AMultilayer media and use with flying head having solid immersion lensTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 10, 1999·29 cites·30 claims
- 1776US6657926B2Magnetic field modulation coilTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·11 cites·21 claims
- 1874US6130864AMethod and apparatus for generating magnetic field for magneto-optic recording systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·25 cites·40 claims
- 1973US6603713B1Optical disk drives with thermomagnetic writing and magnetoresistive readingTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·10 cites·17 claims
- 2070US7102992B1Contact optical head for data storageTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 5, 2006·7 cites·22 claims
- 2170US6624978B1Technique for loading and unloading a read/write head by implementing a ramp motion mechanism in a disk driveTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 23, 2003·7 cites·8 claims
- 2270USD425876SData storage disk cartridgeTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·16 cites·1 claims
- 2368US6396783B1Mechanism for controlling spacing between optical head and storage medium in optical storage systemsTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 28, 2002·20 cites·41 claims
- 2467US6407884B1Optical head with solid immersion lens and varying cross section coilTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·17 cites·29 claims
- 2567US5793584ADevice and method for electrostatically cleaning a disk mounted in a removable cartridgeTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·19 cites·7 claims
- 2665US6009064AOptical head having dielectric transition layer in near-field optical storage systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·41 cites·36 claims
- 2761US6496468B2Beam focusing in near-field optical recording and readingTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 17, 2002·15 cites·19 claims
- 2860US6544716B1Multilayer optical medium for near-field optical recording and readingTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 8, 2003·16 cites·11 claims
- 2958US6580675B1Laser driver for an optical recording systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·3 cites·18 claims
- 3058US6483801B1Optical storage devices without mass transfer and spotsTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·3 cites·34 claims
- 3155US6545969B1Monolithic optical headTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 8, 2003·13 cites·23 claims
- 3253US6826928B2Methods for positioning and bonding elements in substratesTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·4 cites·6 claims
- 3353US6515959B1Ramp motion mechanismTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 4, 2003·9 cites·21 claims
- 3447US6487148B1Edge detection for servo signals in optical storage systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 26, 2002·7 cites·14 claims
- 3544US6229440B1Cartridge drive door systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·6 cites·20 claims
- 3643US6827802B2Optical recording head having a solid immersion lensTERASTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·0 cites·10 claims
- 3740US6522617B1Optical head with monolithic layer for optical storageTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·6 cites·30 claims
- 3839US6608808B1Pseudo telecentric optical storage systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 19, 2003·4 cites·15 claims
- 3936US6420692B1Zig-zag-patterned position sensor systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·5 cites·19 claims
- 4034US6466399B1Cartridge latch and release systemTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·2 cites·25 claims
- 4133US6587427B1Magneto-optical recording mediumTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 1, 2003·2 cites·14 claims
- 4233US6504805B1Track identification generation for optical diskTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 7, 2003·1 cites·41 claims
- 4331US6560192B1Method and apparatus for dampening disk vibrationsTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 6, 2003·4 cites·18 claims
- 4431US6357098B1Methods and devices for positioning and bonding elements to substratesTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·3 cites·21 claims
- 4529US6583951B1Shuttle motion mechanismTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 24, 2003·0 cites·19 claims
- 4629US6462349B1Measuring spacing between two surfaces via evanescent couplingTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 8, 2002·3 cites·23 claims
- 4725US6292459B1Reduction of electrostatic charge build-up in storage mediumTERASTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·0 cites·10 claims
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