Inventor · disambiguated record
Naoyuki Kagami
Also filed as: KAGAMI NAOYUKI
48 granted patents·1 pending application·650 citations·filing 1991–2023
98Inventor score
Files withIBM26WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC15HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6HITACHI GLOBAL TECH NL BV1HITACHI GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES1
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49 records- 0194US6754019B2System and method for implementing a rotary memory deviceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·46 cites·19 claims
- 0294US6549349B2Adaptive vibration control for servo systems in data storage devicesIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·44 cites·100 claims
- 0393US11763843B1VCM PWM to linear mode transition offset optimization to improve PESWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·3 cites·11 claims
- 0492US6219196B1Method and apparatus for suppressing mechanical resonance in a disk drive storage device using a notch filterIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·73 cites·21 claims
- 0591US6614613B1Phase technique for active damping in a servo-controlled actuatorIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·32 cites·26 claims
- 0689US11823710B2Dual spindle motors and dual spindle motor control for data storageWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 21, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 0789US11763844B1Data storage device having dual actuators and method for emergency power off retract (EPOR) of dual actuatorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·2 cites·25 claims
- 0889US7035034B2Data storage device, control device, off-track control method, and control methodIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 25, 2006·26 cites·30 claims
- 0988US11749303B2Data storage device with soft on-disk activation of fine actuatorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 5, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1088US6831809B2Rotary recording apparatus and method of controlling the apparatusIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·26 cites·19 claims
- 1187US10635158B1Write data protection at emergency power offWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·5 cites·22 claims
- 1287US5199017AOptical disk drive and method for counting the number of tracks on an optical diskIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 30, 1993·41 cites·10 claims
- 1386US10996740B2Write data protection at emergency power offWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 4, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 1484US6690537B2Method and system for controlling the positioning of a read/write head of a data recording deviceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·16 cites·10 claims
- 1584US6122139ADisk drive rotary actuator system including synchronous counter torque generatorIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·39 cites·32 claims
- 1677US5402402AApparatus for controlling a optical disk driveIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 28, 1995·27 cites·14 claims
- 1776US6707634B2Control method and apparatus for reducing the effects of hard disk contaminationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 16, 2004·11 cites·6 claims
- 1876US6411056B1System and method for stabilizing disk drive rotation controlIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·12 cites·8 claims
- 1972US6961202B2Data storage device having acceleration sensor attached to circuit board for detecting vibrations in planar rotation direction along circuit boardHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·9 cites·10 claims
- 2072US6567230B1Method and system for performing positioning control of a head actuator in a disk device utilizing a digital filterIBM·Filed 1999·Granted May 20, 2003·25 cites·20 claims
- 2170US6937422B2Self-monitoring and self-healing of frequency specific position errors in a data storage deviceHITACHI GLOBAL TECH NL BV·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 30, 2005·7 cites·58 claims
- 2268US12266385B2Data storage device having dual actuators and method for emergency power off retract (EPOR) of dual actuatorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2368US12254909B2VCM PWM to linear mode transition offset optimization to improve PESWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2467US6351343B1Arrangement structure of the printed circuit board and the interface cable connector of a magnetic disk driveIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 26, 2002·19 cites·14 claims
- 2566US2024062785A1Dual spindle motors and dual spindle motor control for data storageWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2664US5339299AOptical disk drive apparatus for searching a target trackIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 16, 1994·14 cites·13 claims
- 2762US6337777B1Method and apparatus for controlling data write operationsIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 8, 2002·15 cites·12 claims
- 2862US5459309AFocus acquiring method and optical disk driveIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·14 cites·4 claims
- 2962US5384762AFocusing servo in an optical disk driveIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 24, 1995·13 cites·6 claims
- 3060US6377418B1Digital filter, servo control unit, and disk driveIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 23, 2002·16 cites·17 claims
- 3160US5249168AMethod and apparatus for initializing optical disk drive apparatusIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 28, 1993·12 cites·4 claims
- 3258US6414809B1Data storage device servo control apparatus and methodIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 2, 2002·13 cites·16 claims
- 3357US11373678B2Data storage device using windowed delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter in digital current control loopWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3457US5255253AApparatus and method for controlling the velocity of a disk storage headIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 19, 1993·11 cites·4 claims
- 3556US11978482B2Data storage device with closed loop extended park mode during spin down operationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 3656US6678109B2Disk drive, servo control unit, and control unitHITACHI GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 13, 2004·13 cites·9 claims
- 3756US5412637AMethod for putting an optical head in a stationary state and optical disk drive apparatusIBM·Filed 1994·Granted May 2, 1995·13 cites·10 claims
- 3854US11862202B2Data storage device with smart ISOFET threshold voltage automatic tuningWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 3952USRE36864EOptical disk drive and methods for counting the number of tracks on an optical diskIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 12, 2000·10 cites·10 claims
- 4051US11837264B2Data storage device having dual actuators and method for data egress throttling during emergency power off retract (EPOR)WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4150US11948603B1Optimize power, RTV, and coupled PES during seek operationsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 4250US6218794B1Spindle motor startup method and apparatusIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 17, 2001·15 cites·5 claims
- 4349US6937408B2Rotation recording apparatus and method of inspection thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 30, 2005·2 cites·2 claims
- 4445US6263462B1Testing method and testerIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·8 cites·6 claims
- 4544US7019921B2Control method and apparatus for reducing the effects of hard disk contaminationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 28, 2006·0 cites·8 claims
- 4643US11043243B2Calibrating elevator actuator for disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 22, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4741US6324132B1Method and system for controlling the positioning of a read/write head of a data recording deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·4 cites·20 claims
- 4839US6529344B1Method and system for compensating a head positioning servo in a storage deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·4 cites·14 claims
- 4939US5872677AMagnetic head position detecting method and magnetic disk apparatusIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·4 cites·17 claims
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