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John R. Agness
Also filed as: AGNESS JOHN R
19 granted patents·2 pending applications·809 citations·filing 2005–2016
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21 records- 0198US8358145B1Self-heating integrated circuitWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 22, 2013·117 cites·10 claims
- 0297US8779574B1Semiconductor die including a current routing line having non-metallic slotsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 15, 2014·75 cites·30 claims
- 0397US8767354B1Data storage device employing cascaded voltage regulators during power failureFERRIS TIMOTHY A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·89 cites·20 claims
- 0497US8145934B1Soft start sequencer for starting multiple voltage regulatorsFERRIS TIMOTHY A·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 27, 2012·114 cites·19 claims
- 0597US7095579B1Disk drive employing momentum based unload during power failureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 22, 2006·118 cites·12 claims
- 0696US8432031B1Semiconductor die including a current routing line having non-metallic slotsAGNESS JOHN R·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 30, 2013·108 cites·35 claims
- 0795US8724422B1System and method for charging back-up charge storage element for data storage device using spindle phase switching elementsAGNESS JOHN R·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·140 cites·40 claims
- 0889US9143005B1Backup energy storage module with selectable charge storage elements for providing backup power to a loadWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·19 cites·36 claims
- 0986US9245540B1Voice coil motor temperature sensing circuit to reduce catastrophic failure due to voice coil motor coil shorting to groundWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·5 cites·27 claims
- 1081US9484733B1Power control module for data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 1, 2016·4 cites·36 claims
- 1177US9251839B1Data storage device with overvoltage protectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·6 cites·40 claims
- 1274US9823294B1Negative voltage testing methodology and testerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·3 cites·21 claims
- 1372US9304560B2Backup power for reducing host current transientsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 1471US9443431B1System and method for preventing undesirable substantially concurrent switching in multiple power circuitsLAIRD WILLIAM K·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 13, 2016·4 cites·32 claims
- 1567US9058834B1Power architecture for low power modes in storage devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 16, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 1665US8970977B1Disk drive logging failure analysis data when performing an emergency unloadWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·1 cites·14 claims
- 1762US9350278B1Circuit technique to integrate voice coil motor support elementsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·2 cites·27 claims
- 1853US9275927B1Self-heating integrated circuitWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·0 cites·14 claims
- 1953US2016124444A1Voice coil motor temperature sensing circuit to reduce catastrophic failure due to voice coil motor coil shorting to groundWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2049US2017005573A1System and method for preventing undesirable substantially concurrent switching in multiple power circuitsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2146US9471072B1Self-adaptive voltage scalingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·14 claims
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