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William N. Thanos
Also filed as: THANOS WILLIAM · THANOS WILLIAM N · THANOS WILLIAM NICHOLAS
12 granted patents·9 pending applications·378 citations·filing 1983–2025
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21 records- 0196US5005089AHigh performance, high capacity micro-winchester disk driveQUANTUM CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 2, 1991·100 cites·22 claims
- 0295US11528292B1Systems and methods for deep packet inspection of vulnerable network devicesNORTONLIFELOCK INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0393US12210466B2Compute Express Link memory and storage moduleMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 0491US5084791AHead position control system for fixed drive including position encoder, temperature sensor and embedded fine servo informationQUANTUM CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 28, 1992·111 cites·27 claims
- 0590US5227930AHead position recalibration for disk driveQUANTUM CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 13, 1993·73 cites·16 claims
- 0676US5886850AHigh capacity, low profile disk drive systemTEAC CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 23, 1999·27 cites·12 claims
- 0768US5446609ALow profile disk drive assemblyTEAC CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 29, 1995·18 cites·33 claims
- 0868US2025156345A1Compute express link memory and storage moduleMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0964US6385006B1High capacity, low profile disk drive systemTEAC CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 7, 2002·15 cites·20 claims
- 1061US2025355567A1Controller read ahead using host memory bufferMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1158US2025181244A1Determining a powered-off duration of a memory sub-systemMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1258US2025341967A1Methods for data prioritization in memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1355US2025208689A1Power envelope modification for memory systems based on time to thermal throttleMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1445US2009193153A1MTP-capable USB device and methods for use therewithTHANOS WILLIAM N·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1544US5280603AServo pause for disk drive embedded multi-tasked controllerQUANTUM CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 18, 1994·19 cites·6 claims
- 1640US2008288099A1Digital media player with improved user experienceTHANOS WILLIAM·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1740US2008288096A1Digital media player with circuitry for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media contentTHANOS WILLIAM·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1837US8655463B2Method for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media contentTHANOS WILLIAM·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 18, 2014·0 cites·6 claims
- 1935US4721895AMulti-speed analog servoQUME CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Jan 26, 1988·5 cites·2 claims
- 2033US2008288097A1Method for improving a digital media player experienceTHANOS WILLIAM·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2132US4653946AAdaptive electronic control system for formed character printerQUME CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 31, 1987·2 cites·14 claims
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