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John S. Best
Also filed as: BEST JOHN · BEST JOHN S · BEST JOHN STEWART
37 granted patents·2 pending applications·917 citations·filing 1973–2021
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39 records- 0198US5500848ASector servo data recording disk having data regions without identification (ID) fieldsIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 19, 1996·112 cites·15 claims
- 0297US11175986B1Storage systems implementing offset erasure code stripesIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 16, 2021·6 cites·23 claims
- 0397US4003426AHeat or thermal energy storage structureDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1975·Granted Jan 18, 1977·168 cites·14 claims
- 0496US5615190AFixed- block architecture embedded servo disk drive without data identification (ID) regionsIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·105 cites·26 claims
- 0593US5909333AServo-writing system for use in a data recording disk driveIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 1, 1999·115 cites·68 claims
- 0692US9672863B1Disc gripper for storage discsIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 6, 2017·11 cites·18 claims
- 0791US9741390B1Optical disc driveIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·11 cites·15 claims
- 0890US9741389B1High performance robotic optical storage systemIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 0990US5438559AMethod for locating physical sectors in a fixed block architecture embedded servo disk file #14IBM·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·39 cites·6 claims
- 1089US5073833ADual sector servo system for disk file with separate read and write headsIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 17, 1991·38 cites·20 claims
- 1189US3990502AArrangement to control heat flow between a member and its environmentDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1973·Granted Nov 9, 1976·43 cites·4 claims
- 1288US11803648B2Key in lockbox encrypted data deduplicationIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 31, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1388US5073834ADisk file or tape drive with high servo sample rate embedding additional servo sectors within individual data sectorsIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 17, 1991·45 cites·17 claims
- 1484US10430123B2Hierarchical data recovery processing for extended product codesIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 1, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 1581US10186295B2Disc gripper for storage discIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1680US4556597AIon doped servo pattern for magnetic recording diskIBM·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 3, 1985·21 cites·13 claims
- 1779US9373353B2Negative select access mechanismIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 21, 2016·4 cites·15 claims
- 1879US5459853AEfficient variable-block data storage system employing a staggered fixed-block-architecture arrayIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 17, 1995·91 cites·29 claims
- 1978US11295028B2Multi-key encrypted data deduplicationIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 5, 2022·1 cites·25 claims
- 2070US10031701B2Hierarchical processing for extended product codesIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2166US10546608B1Method and system for selecting and moving a single disc in an optical disc libraryIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 28, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2266US8157514B2Components for gas turbine enginesREYES VICTOR·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·14 cites·20 claims
- 2364US4547824ADual biasing for integrated inductive MR headIBM·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 15, 1985·12 cites·7 claims
- 2462US4036285AArrangement to control heat flow between a member and its environmentDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1975·Granted Jul 19, 1977·16 cites·4 claims
- 2560US3948313AArrangement to control heat flow between a member and its environmentDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1973·Granted Apr 6, 1976·15 cites·10 claims
- 2658US4123295AMercury chalcogenide contact for semiconductor devicesCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 1977·Granted Oct 31, 1978·10 cites·3 claims
- 2755US10658001B1Method and system for selecting and moving a single disc in an optical disc libraryIBM·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2854US11991293B2Authorized secure data movementIBM·Filed 2021·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2952US11930109B2Encrypted storage with secure accessIBM·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3048US9117462B2Tape drive with overlapped operationsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
- 3147US11544387B2Hash protection within an object storage libraryIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 3246US3976125AThermal bleed for permafrost environmentsDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1973·Granted Aug 24, 1976·10 cites·2 claims
- 3346US2022284110A1Multi-key secure deduplication using locked fingerprintsIBM·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3444US2015003951A1High performance tape systemIBM·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3543US11238896B2Passive retraction of a hub clamp in an optical disc driveIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 3642US3932997AMethod for suppressing the formation of ice in natural or man-made bodies of waterDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1974·Granted Jan 20, 1976·6 cites·1 claims
- 3741US9454426B2Codes of length tn invariant under rotations of order nIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 3840US10127941B2Optical disk drive guideIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 3936US4402060AGap tolerant merge element for contiguous-disk bubble devicesIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 30, 1983·2 cites·7 claims
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