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Kirk B. Price
Also filed as: PRICE KIRK · PRICE KIRK B · PRICE KIRK BARROWS
38 granted patents·3 pending applications·797 citations·filing 1996–2017
98Inventor score
Files withIBM16HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10HGST Netherlands BV3PRICE KIRK3WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2
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41 records- 0198US8891579B1Laser diode apparatus utilizing reflecting slow axis collimatorsPRICE KIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 18, 2014·60 cites·18 claims
- 0295US6922305B2Apparatus and method for reducing vibrational excitation in storage devices with dual stage actuatorsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 26, 2005·50 cites·20 claims
- 0394US7692891B2Hermetically sealed head disk assembly and method of sealing with soldering materialHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·21 cites·12 claims
- 0494US6519109B1Method and apparatus for providing feedforward control of two interacting actuatorsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·43 cites·16 claims
- 0594US6356409B1Balancing apparatus and method for high speed hard disk drive spindlesIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·108 cites·9 claims
- 0693US6560075B2Disk drive with multiple actuators and reduced actuator interactionsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·50 cites·4 claims
- 0793US5761007ADisk drive with multiple actuators on a single axis having different inertia characteristicsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 2, 1998·70 cites·21 claims
- 0892US8831396B1Homogenizing optical fiber apparatus and systems employing the samePRICE KIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·19 cites·6 claims
- 0990US8335050B2Disk drive with a solder preform hermetic sealKAVOSH IRAJ·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 18, 2012·13 cites·7 claims
- 1089US6563657B1Multiple and reconfigurable data access and storage device using multiple actuatorsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·26 cites·12 claims
- 1187US9290008B1Laser marking method and systemLI XIAOJUN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 22, 2016·6 cites·30 claims
- 1287US7729083B2Hermetically sealed head disk assemblyHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·8 cites·8 claims
- 1386US6005743ADisk drive with multiple actuators on a single axis and disk surfaces of differing track pitchIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·40 cites·4 claims
- 1486US5969901AGasket frame for grounding an actuator flex cable in a disc driveIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·48 cites·9 claims
- 1583US9953684B2Adhesive cover seal for hermetically-sealed data storage deviceHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·4 cites·23 claims
- 1683US9870803B2Adhesive cover seal for hermetically-sealed data storage deviceHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 16, 2018·4 cites·24 claims
- 1781US7812258B2Flex cable with biased neutral axisHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 12, 2010·8 cites·23 claims
- 1880US5905606AHigh-performance disk drive limit stop employing encapsulated visco-elastic materialIBM·Filed 1997·Granted May 18, 1999·32 cites·14 claims
- 1980US5826325AMethod of merging headsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 27, 1998·43 cites·10 claims
- 2079US8270120B2Flex cable assembly damperKERNER JEFFREY·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 18, 2012·6 cites·22 claims
- 2179US6577463B1Tangential misalignment precompensation in a direct access storage deviceIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 10, 2003·13 cites·30 claims
- 2278US7061723B2Bilinear-nonlinear limit stop for hard disk drive actuatorHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·12 cites·22 claims
- 2377US7092188B2Method for assembly level disk eraseHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·11 cites·8 claims
- 2475US6594106B1Adaptive servo estimator and compensator for coil and carriage deformation in voice coil motor driven hard disk driveIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 15, 2003·26 cites·48 claims
- 2573US7911732B2Hermetically sealed head disk assembly and method of sealing with soldering materialHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 2669US10170159B2Adhesive cover seal for hermetically-sealed data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·1 cites·21 claims
- 2761US6851861B2Lubricant retention design for disk drive fluid dynamic bearing spindle motorHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 8, 2005·6 cites·6 claims
- 2861US6181528B1Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure including a base, a body, ramps, and a H/L ratio of 2 or greaterIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·15 cites·7 claims
- 2960US6384998B1Multiplexing servo tracking signals in a disk driveIBM·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·13 cites·12 claims
- 3059US7050255B2System and apparatus for assembly level disk eraseHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·3 cites·19 claims
- 3159US2009025262A1License Plate Tear AwayPRICE KIRK·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3257US8085494B2Airflow diverter in a hard disk drive systemCHAN ANDRE S·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 3355US10290326B2Adhesive cover seal for hermetically-sealed data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
- 3455US9412420B2Hermetically sealing a disk drive assemblyHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 9, 2016·0 cites·14 claims
- 3554US6433956B1Cordless compression motor connector for a hard disk driveIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 13, 2002·11 cites·15 claims
- 3652US7786388B2Card insulator with provision for conformance to component height changesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·0 cites·25 claims
- 3752US6679632B2Lubricant retention design for disk drive fluid dynamic bearing spindle motorIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·3 cites·13 claims
- 3850US5768060ALow pofile radially and axially preloaded ball bearing for actuator pivotIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·12 cites·26 claims
- 3948US5903409AMethod and means for maintaining data integrity in disk drives resulting from shock-induced contact between recording and access components during nonoperational periodsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·10 cites·9 claims
- 4047US2007183087A1Hermetically sealed head disk assembly and method of sealing with soldering materialHATCHETT MICHAEL R·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2008030915A1System and method for conditioning disk drives using a magnetic tunnelPRICE KIRK B·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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