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Richard Kroeker
Also filed as: KROEKER RICHARD · KROEKER RICHARD M · KROEKER RICHARD MARK
4 granted patents·329 citations·filing 1997–2008
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4 records- 0194US7660068B1Method and system for pre-contact detection and active damping of air bearing vibrations in a hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 9, 2010·21 cites·25 claims
- 0291US6073232AMethod for minimizing a computer's initial program load time after a system reset or a power-on using non-volatile storageIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 6, 2000·239 cites·33 claims
- 0389US6266199B1Method of apparatus to characterize and limit the effect of disk damage in a hard disk driveIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·63 cites·2 claims
- 0466US7212376B2Disk drive system with hydrodynamic bearing lubricant having charge-control additive comprising dioctyldiphenylamine and/or oligomer thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE NETHERL·Filed 2003·Granted May 1, 2007·6 cites·15 claims
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