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Curtis W. Egan
Also filed as: EGAN CURTIS · EGAN CURTIS W
18 granted patents·1 pending application·339 citations·filing 1991–2024
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19 records- 0194US6452735B1Disk drive that monitors the flying height of a dual element transducer using a thermally induced signal during write operationsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·90 cites·60 claims
- 0294US5103897AFlowrate controller for hybrid capillary/mechanical two-phase thermal loopsMARTIN MARIETTA CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 14, 1992·125 cites·32 claims
- 0390US7518813B1Methods and structure for detecting anomalous events in a disk drive using VGA varianceMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 14, 2009·16 cites·28 claims
- 0490US7317586B1Methods and structure for general purpose interval accumulating filter for measuring operational parameters of a digital read channelMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·12 cites·18 claims
- 0589US7032127B1Method and apparatus for identifying defective areas on a disk surface of a disk drive based on defect densityMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 18, 2006·34 cites·53 claims
- 0686US6611390B1Method and apparatus for improving servo zoning for PRML detected gray code using channel bit densitiesMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 26, 2003·22 cites·35 claims
- 0785US7787209B1Method and apparatus for compensating for repeatable runout using wide embedded runout correction fieldsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·6 cites·11 claims
- 0881US11442531B2Independent thermal throttling temperature control for memory sub-systemsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 0972US12326769B2Selectively using heroic data recovery methods in a memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1072US7023632B1Monitoring of phenomena indicative of PTP in a hard disk and controlling the burnishing of headsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·9 cites·20 claims
- 1171US12366979B2Managing a memory sub-system based on composite temperatureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1271US11899522B2Independent thermal throttling temperature control for memory sub-systemsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1371US2025078937A1Coding to decrease error rate discrepancy between pagesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1468US7170703B1Flaw detection in disk drive using significant samples of data pattern stored on diskMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 30, 2007·7 cites·70 claims
- 1565US11914442B1Selectively using heroic data recovery methods in a memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1664US12190965B2Coding to decrease error rate discrepancy between pagesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
- 1762US6353315B1Method and apparatus for using the data interface of a disk drive to identify and characterize disk flawsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 5, 2002·17 cites·36 claims
- 1852US12107602B2Dynamic decoding for memory systemsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1947US12299315B2Coding for quad-level memory cells having a replacement gate configurationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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