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Gary Herbst
Also filed as: HERBST GARY · HERBST GARY A · HERBST GARY ALLAN
23 granted patents·299 citations·filing 1988–2024
95Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8HGST Netherlands BV5HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL2IBM2
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23 records- 0197US9286926B1Two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) disk drive with varying servo track pitchHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 15, 2016·29 cites·15 claims
- 0295US6429990B2Method and apparatus for controlling write operations of a data storage system subjected to a shock eventIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·100 cites·10 claims
- 0394US9792938B1Data storage device communicating servo information between servo channels of multiple actuatorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 17, 2017·19 cites·18 claims
- 0494US7508618B1Multivariate head-to-disk contact detectionHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·19 cites·18 claims
- 0592US8760794B1Servo systems with augmented servo burstsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·20 cites·16 claims
- 0689US8767341B1Servo systems with augmented servo burstsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 0788US12094503B1Continuous frequency servo in a data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0888US8711504B1Disk drive with a subset of sectors with reduced write-to-read gapHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·12 cites·18 claims
- 0988US7405897B2Single-pass self-servowriting method and system employing a low sector rate startup procedureHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 29, 2008·17 cites·20 claims
- 1087US9940967B1Data storage device conditioning write abort based on secondary read signalWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·8 cites·18 claims
- 1185US7605996B2Method and system for detecting a change in a rotational velocity of a magnetic disk or a spindle coupled to the magnetic diskHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 20, 2009·7 cites·21 claims
- 1277US11790949B2Data storage device integrating wedge repeatable runout (WRRO) learning into data recovery procedure (DRP)WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 1377US10109301B1Data 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
- 1469US8749909B1Disk drive with servo system with timing adjustments to master timer for SAM detection errorsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 1569US7882390B2Repair of defective servo tracksHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 1, 2011·1 cites·18 claims
- 1662US12394435B1Interleaved servo patterns in a data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1762US5806882AVehicle occupant protection apparatusTRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 15, 1998·28 cites·10 claims
- 1861US12347453B1Wedge repeatable runout correction for interleaved servo patterns in a data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1951US11915719B1Data storage device with servo control processor with initial fast lock of disk lock clockWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2048US5034746AAnalog-to-digital converter for computer disk file servo position error signalIBM·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 23, 1991·10 cites·13 claims
- 2144US7072132B2System and method for writing servo track in sealed HDDHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·0 cites·5 claims
- 2243US7259928B2System and method for writing servo track in sealed HDDHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 21, 2007·2 cites·15 claims
- 2340US7236323B2Method and apparatus for providing combined radial and timing multislot self-servowrite propagationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2007·0 cites·22 claims
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