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Walton Fong
Also filed as: FONG WALTON
14 granted patents·5 pending applications·70 citations·filing 2003–2024
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19 records- 0187US10969941B2Underwater user interfaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·7 cites·69 claims
- 0287US7119979B2Measurement of slider clearance by inducing collision of the slider with disk surfaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·21 cites·14 claims
- 0383US7352530B2Method and apparatus for reducing a suspension gram load to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·6 cites·21 claims
- 0481US7345850B2Method and apparatus for utilizing an off-center gimbal to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·4 cites·22 claims
- 0579US8199435B2Apparatus for retaining lubricant on the deposited end of a slider in a hard disk driveFONG WALTON·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·5 cites·22 claims
- 0679US7146710B2Two stage lubrication process for disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·12 cites·27 claims
- 0772US7054084B2Method, apparatus and program storage device for sensing increased resistance changes in an MR element to detect MR sensor eventsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·8 cites·25 claims
- 0870US2024143141A1Underwater user interfaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0969US6934101B2Method and apparatus using reverse disk rotation to achieve slider contact with a disk surfaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·7 cites·24 claims
- 1062US11875021B2Underwater user interfaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 1149US2008212235A1Data recording slider having an air bearing surface providing high pressure relief for vibration dampingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1247US8169727B2Apparatus and method for stabilizing slider flying height over a discrete track media disk surface in a hard disk driveFONG WALTON·Filed 2009·Granted May 1, 2012·0 cites·16 claims
- 1347US8014106B2Method and apparatus for modifying a dynamic pitch of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 6, 2011·0 cites·18 claims
- 1447US8014105B2Method and apparatus for modifying the air bearing force of the trailing edge of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 6, 2011·0 cites·18 claims
- 1544US2005192714A1Travel assistant deviceFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1643US7492539B2Method for controlling a burnish cycle to minimize cycle timeHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 17, 2009·0 cites·15 claims
- 1739US7624496B2Method for efficient slider burnishing during drive buildHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 1, 2009·0 cites·4 claims
- 1837US2005157955A1Self-contained OCR system using hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1937US2021100122A1Electronic device with a liquid-activated sealAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
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