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Galvin T. Chia
Also filed as: CHIA GALVIN · CHIA GALVIN T · CHIA GALVIN T P
16 granted patents·423 citations·filing 2003–2017
94Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
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16 records- 0196US8773802B1Disk drive resetting fly height reference generated from a degrading calibration trackANDERSON KENT D·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·120 cites·20 claims
- 0296US6950267B1Disk drive measuring pole tip protrusion by performing a write operation to heat the transducerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 27, 2005·164 cites·16 claims
- 0394US8773807B1Disk drive calibrating fly height during startup by reading spacing pattern in servo sectorsCHIA GALVIN T·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·54 cites·12 claims
- 0490US9747928B1Data storage device modifying write operation when a laser mode hop is detectedWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 29, 2017·13 cites·24 claims
- 0590US8922929B1Disk drive calibrating fly height actuator and laser power for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 30, 2014·18 cites·12 claims
- 0688US9123370B1Data storage device calibrating fly height actuator based on laser power for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 1, 2015·10 cites·10 claims
- 0787US8976633B1Data storage device calibrating fly height actuator based on laser power for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 10, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 0887US8902718B1Disk drive calibrating dynamic fly height write profile for fly height actuatorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 2, 2014·9 cites·34 claims
- 0983US9972344B2Data storage device modifying write operation when a laser mode hop is detectedWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 15, 2018·5 cites·16 claims
- 1081US9153266B1Data storage device measuring laser protrusion fly height profileWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 6, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 1178US8879188B1Disk drive employing fly height calibration tracks to account for magnetic entropy and thermal decayCHIA GALVIN T·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 4, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 1276US9183864B1Disk drive adjusting closed-loop fly height target based on change in open-loop fly height control signalWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 1370US9842617B1Electronic system with head management mechanism and method of operation thereofWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·3 cites·41 claims
- 1465US9099144B1Disk drive evaluating laser performance for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·28 claims
- 1561US9053740B1Disk drive determining touchdown thresholdSHARMA ABHIMANYU·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1660US9025421B1Data storage device adjusting laser input power to compensate for temperature variationsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
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