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James B. French, Jr.
Also filed as: FRENCH JAMES B · FRENCH JAMES B JR · FRENCH JR JAMES B · FRENCH JR JAMES BOWLING
16 granted patents·3 pending applications·116 citations·filing 2006–2021
93Inventor score
Files withHGST Netherlands BV6WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6BENHOV GMBH LLC2BRUNER CURTIS H2JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO2
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19 records- 0194US9972349B1Data storage device with two read elements offset radially by at least one servo track at all radial locationsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 15, 2018·18 cites·18 claims
- 0292US8760794B1Servo systems with augmented servo burstsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·20 cites·16 claims
- 0389US8767341B1Servo systems with augmented servo burstsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 0488US10163459B1Data storage device extending servo burst field by alternating servo field processing during writesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 25, 2018·8 cites·12 claims
- 0588US8711504B1Disk drive with a subset of sectors with reduced write-to-read gapHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·12 cites·18 claims
- 0687US9940967B1Data storage device conditioning write abort based on secondary read signalWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·8 cites·18 claims
- 0786US9053728B1Servo systems with PES enhanced integrated servo burstsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·8 cites·14 claims
- 0881US10269385B1Data storage device switching disk surfaces to perform seek using spiral trackWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 23, 2019·5 cites·6 claims
- 0978US8861118B1Disk drive with servo system providing time-syncing for gapless sectorsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·5 cites·7 claims
- 1077US10109301B1Data storage device comprising extended servo burst field over part of a disk surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1176US11417362B2Data storage device eliminating preamble from servo sectorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 16, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1275US7738204B2Disk drive with multi-protocol channel to controller interface and methodBRUNER CURTIS H·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·2 cites·19 claims
- 1370US7574553B2Digital component power savings in a host device and methodSQUIRES CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 11, 2009·5 cites·16 claims
- 1463US8898379B2Digital component power savings in a host device and methodBENHOV GMBH LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·1 cites·33 claims
- 1558US8347030B2Digital component power savings in a host device and methodBENHOV GMBH LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 1649US8508877B2Disk drive with multi-protocol channel to controller interface and methodBRUNER CURTIS H·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·0 cites·24 claims
- 1736US2010280636A1Building automation system controller including network management featuresJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 1836US2010281387A1Systems and methods for managing building automation systems and it systemsJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 1933US2016358621A1Self-Servo Write Non-Reference Head Position MeasuringHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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