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Brian P. Rigney
Also filed as: RIGNEY BRIAN · RIGNEY BRIAN P · RIGNEY BRIAN PATRICK
32 granted patents·1 pending application·956 citations·filing 2002–2024
97Inventor score
Files withRIGNEY BRIAN P8WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8MAXTOR CORP5SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5DILL AIR CONTROLS PRODUCTS LLC4
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33 records- 0198US7843662B1Servoing on concentric servo sectors of a first disk surface to write a spiral servo track to a second disk surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 30, 2010·126 cites·20 claims
- 0297US8724253B1Disk drive adjusting demodulation window for spiral track using timing feed-forward compensationLIANG JIANGANG·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·98 cites·26 claims
- 0397US8665551B1Disk drive adjusting gain and offset of BEMF velocity sensor during self writing of spiral tracksRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 4, 2014·108 cites·18 claims
- 0497US8634283B1Disk drive performing in-drive spiral track writingRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·116 cites·16 claims
- 0597US8634154B1Disk drive writing a sync mark seam in a bootstrap spiral trackRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·113 cites·24 claims
- 0697US8451697B1Disk drive centering demodulation windows on spiral tracks during a seek operationRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted May 28, 2013·112 cites·16 claims
- 0796US8432629B1Disk drive centering sync frames on sync marks of a spiral trackRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 30, 2013·110 cites·20 claims
- 0893US9064537B1Disk drive measuring radial offset between heads by detecting a difference between ramp contactWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·25 cites·22 claims
- 0992US7529055B1Writing reference patterns in a disk drive using back EMF based timing signals compensated for repeatable variation thereinMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·19 cites·20 claims
- 1091US7167333B1Method and apparatus for writing and reading servo information written in a spiral fashionMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 23, 2007·30 cites·43 claims
- 1186US8576059B2Tire monitoring systems and methodsRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 5, 2013·7 cites·27 claims
- 1285US8941939B1Disk drive using VCM BEMF feed-forward compensation to write servo data to a diskWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·7 cites·16 claims
- 1385US8905060B2Tamper-resistant caps, assemblies and systems for use with a valveSCHLESINGER LARRY·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 9, 2014·10 cites·29 claims
- 1484US9208810B1Data storage device attenuating interference from first spiral track when reading second spiral trackWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 8, 2015·6 cites·14 claims
- 1582US7248427B1Method and apparatus for reducing velocity errors when writing spiral servo information onto a disk surfaceMAXTOR CORPORAGION·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2007·24 cites·14 claims
- 1680US11919338B2Pneumatic chuck including valve core interfaceDILL AIR CONTROLS PRODUCTS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 5, 2024·1 cites·19 claims
- 1780US8982490B1Data storage device reading first spiral track while simultaneously writing second spiral trackWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2015·4 cites·14 claims
- 1880US7667919B1Systems and methods for identifying pushpin resonance mode for a servo track writerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·6 cites·49 claims
- 1979US7729076B2Angularly spaced spiral erase for mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·4 cites·20 claims
- 2079US2025091395A1Articulating tire valve stem install - removal tool and related methodsDILL AIR CONTROLS PRODUCTS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2178US12454158B2Pneumatic chuck including valve core interfaceDILL AIR CONTROLS PRODUCTS LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2277US12420602B2Articulating tire valve stem install-removal tool and related methodsDILL AIR CONTROLS PRODUCTS LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2375US8516882B2Tire pressure monitoring apparatuses, systems and methodsRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·2 cites·21 claims
- 2475US7990646B2Data pattern detection using adaptive search windowsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 2, 2011·2 cites·21 claims
- 2573US7304818B2Preconditioning an elastomeric stop member for use as a reference positionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 4, 2007·2 cites·19 claims
- 2672US7499234B1Method and apparatus for modifying spiral profile using reference tracks written onto a disk surface of a disk driveMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 3, 2009·8 cites·11 claims
- 2770US7633706B2Servowriter contact torque controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 15, 2009·1 cites·26 claims
- 2868US7251095B1Method and apparatus for performing best head detection in a disk drive using reference tracksMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 31, 2007·7 cites·50 claims
- 2967US7149044B1Methods, apparatus and computer program products for writing tracks on a disk based on an available strokeMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 12, 2006·6 cites·30 claims
- 3066US8941945B1Data storage device servoing heads based on virtual servo tracksWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 27, 2015·1 cites·26 claims
- 3165US8917474B1Disk drive calibrating a velocity profile prior to writing a spiral trackRIGNEY BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 23, 2014·1 cites·18 claims
- 3253US9053727B1Disk drive opening spiral crossing window based on DC and AC spiral track errorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·14 claims
- 3345US8896957B1Disk drive performing spiral scan of disk surface to detect residual dataWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·0 cites·22 claims
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