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Thomas R. Albrecht
Also filed as: ALBRECHT THOMAS · ALBRECHT THOMAS R · ALBRECHT THOMAS ROBERT
169 granted patents·14 pending applications·5,140 citations·filing 1988–2023
99Inventor score
Files withIBM49HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH28ALBRECHT THOMAS R18HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL17HGST Netherlands BV13
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183 records- 0199US6462904B1Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systemsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 8, 2002·140 cites·13 claims
- 0299US6320719B1Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systemsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·130 cites·43 claims
- 0399US6282051B1Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systemsIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·181 cites·4 claims
- 0499US6021013ATiming based servo system for magnetic tape systemsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 1, 2000·207 cites·22 claims
- 0599US5689384ATiming based servo system for magnetic tape systemsIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 18, 1997·529 cites·43 claims
- 0699US4906840AIntegrated scanning tunneling microscopeUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 6, 1990·182 cites·23 claims
- 0798US5930065ATiming based servo longitudinal addressingIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·169 cites·85 claims
- 0897US7675703B2Magnetic recording disk drive with patterned media and system for clocking write dataHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 9, 2010·40 cites·15 claims
- 0997US5537372AHigh density data storage system with topographic contact sensorIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 16, 1996·163 cites·55 claims
- 1096US9818454B1Hermetically-sealed data storage device for increased disk diameterHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 14, 2017·20 cites·15 claims
- 1196US9490620B1Low permeability electrical feed-throughHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·18 cites·22 claims
- 1296US8059350B2Patterned magnetic recording disk with patterned servo sectors having chevron servo patternsALBRECHT THOMAS R·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 15, 2011·30 cites·8 claims
- 1396US7986491B2Hard disk drive with disk separator for creating axial gaps between disks for access by read/write headsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 26, 2011·27 cites·20 claims
- 1496US7643234B2Servo patterns for self-assembled island arraysHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 5, 2010·28 cites·8 claims
- 1596US7502193B2Positioning of a magnetic head in a magnetic data recording device using a multiple sensor arrayHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·26 cites·32 claims
- 1696US7492540B2Apparatus system and method for variable data density patterned mediaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·25 cites·19 claims
- 1796US7236325B2Method for formatting a magnetic recording disk with patterned nondata islands of alternating polarityHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·31 cites·13 claims
- 1896US6762909B2Magnetic recording disk drive with self-limiting wearable contact pad air-bearing slider in hermetically sealed environmentHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·71 cites·21 claims
- 1996US4968585AMicrofabricated cantilever stylus with integrated conical tipUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 6, 1990·101 cites·20 claims
- 2095US8169751B2Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitryALBRECHT THOMAS ROBERT·Filed 2006·Granted May 1, 2012·19 cites·3 claims
- 2195US8119017B2Method using block copolymers for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disksALBRECHT THOMAS R·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 21, 2012·22 cites·26 claims
- 2295US7236324B2Apparatus, method and system for fabricating servo patterns on high density patterned mediaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·22 cites·32 claims
- 2395US5267104ALiquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having rear ski pad at the head-disk interfaceIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 30, 1993·87 cites·14 claims
- 2495US5202803ADisk file with liquid film head-disk interfaceIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 13, 1993·84 cites·22 claims
- 2595US5200867ATransducer carrier for disk file with liquid film head-disk interfaceIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 6, 1993·74 cites·9 claims
- 2695US5015850AMicrofabricated microscope assemblyUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted May 14, 1991·112 cites·31 claims
- 2794US7046476B1Method apparatus and system for accessing discontinuous media tracksHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted May 16, 2006·18 cites·30 claims
- 2894US6344949B1Flying height adjustment for air bearing slidersIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 5, 2002·84 cites·34 claims
- 2994US5345815AAtomic force microscope having cantilever with piezoresistive deflection sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 13, 1994·124 cites·18 claims
- 3094US5317533AIntegrated mass storage deviceUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted May 31, 1994·68 cites·14 claims
- 3194US5129132AMethod of making an integrated scanning tunneling microscopeUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 14, 1992·85 cites·5 claims
- 3293US7852587B2Thermal assisted recording (TAR) disk drive capable of controlling the write pulsesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 14, 2010·17 cites·20 claims
- 3393US7359138B1Method of feedback control for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·16 cites·18 claims
- 3493US7277252B1Method of feedback control for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 2, 2007·16 cites·12 claims
- 3593US7215500B1Feedback control mechanism for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2007·16 cites·26 claims
- 3693US7193806B1Feedback control mechanism for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2007·15 cites·14 claims
- 3793US6034841ADisk drive with composite sheet metal and encapsulated plastic baseIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·87 cites·18 claims
- 3893US5221415AMethod of forming microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated pyramidal tipUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 22, 1993·114 cites·8 claims
- 3993US4943719AMicrominiature cantilever stylusUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 24, 1990·82 cites·19 claims
- 4093US4912822AMethod of making an integrated scanning tunneling microscopeUNIV STANFORD·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 3, 1990·61 cites·19 claims
- 4192US7782561B2Patterned magnetic recording medium with data island pattern for improved reading and writing and magnetic recording system incorporating the mediumHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 24, 2010·14 cites·17 claims
- 4292US7675699B2Patterned-media magnetic recording disk and disk drive with data zones having nondata regions near the zone boundariesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 9, 2010·12 cites·19 claims
- 4392US6239685B1Bistable micromechanical switchesIBM·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·100 cites·27 claims
- 4491US8003236B2Method for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks, master mold made by the method, and disk imprinted by the master moldHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·12 cites·5 claims
- 4591US7758981B2Method for making a master disk for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks, master disk made by the method, and disk imprinted by the master diskHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 20, 2010·8 cites·8 claims
- 4691US6867942B2Storage device mounted in portable data storage media type cartridgesIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 15, 2005·34 cites·42 claims
- 4791US6545865B2Shock mount for a device packaged in a portable cartridgeIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·72 cites·26 claims
- 4890US9743547B1Switchable mechanical constraint for electrical connector with compliant mountingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
- 4990US8048546B2Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with ordered nucleation layer and method for making the diskHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·10 cites·7 claims
- 5090US7948701B2Servo patterns for self-assembled island arraysHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2009·Granted May 24, 2011·8 cites·4 claims
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