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Wayne Isami Imaino
Also filed as: IMAINO WAYNE · IMAINO WAYNE I · IMAINO WAYNE ISAMI
81 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,729 citations·filing 1984–2019
99Inventor score
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84 records- 0199US9495985B2Magnetic tape media having servo patternsIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·103 cites·15 claims
- 0298US7480117B2High areal density tape headIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 20, 2009·44 cites·5 claims
- 0398US4577503AMethod and device for detecting a specific acoustic spectral featureIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 25, 1986·207 cites·11 claims
- 0497US8270114B2Magnetically biased tilting roller bearing tape guidanceARGUMEDO ARMANDO JESUS·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 18, 2012·51 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7428120B2System and method for deconvolution of multiple data tracksIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 23, 2008·40 cites·20 claims
- 0697US6879457B2Timing based servo with fixed distances between transitionsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 12, 2005·103 cites·12 claims
- 0796US7952832B2High areal density tape format and headIBM·Filed 2010·Granted May 31, 2011·27 cites·10 claims
- 0894US8542460B2Head for tape drive with transversely varying contourBISKEBORN ROBERT GLENN·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 24, 2013·17 cites·18 claims
- 0994US8014100B2Planar servo write headIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·17 cites·9 claims
- 1094US7253986B2System and method for deconvolution of multiple data tracksIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 7, 2007·40 cites·18 claims
- 1194US5373499AMultilayer optical disk and system having multiple optical paths include identical total disk substrate thicknessIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 13, 1994·71 cites·16 claims
- 1293US7791834B2Magnetic head having a ratio of back gap width to front gap width in about a defined rangeIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·11 cites·26 claims
- 1392US7847496B2Dynamic tape drive calibrationIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·13 cites·25 claims
- 1491US8913340B2Systems and methods for writing servo patternsBISKEBORN ROBERT GLENN·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 16, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 1591US6545865B2Shock mount for a device packaged in a portable cartridgeIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·72 cites·26 claims
- 1691US5936805ADisk drive with secondary VCM actuatorIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·69 cites·22 claims
- 1791US5499231AOptical disk drive with multiple data layer disk and system for focusing the optical beamIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 12, 1996·56 cites·23 claims
- 1890US8288979B2Motor control mechanism for electric vehiclesBATES ALLEN KEITH·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·22 cites·14 claims
- 1990US6583964B1Disk drive with mode canceling actuatorHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 24, 2003·51 cites·14 claims
- 2089US8815610B2Magnetic nanoparticle detection across a membraneBERMAN DAVID·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 26, 2014·9 cites·22 claims
- 2189US8199434B2High areal density tape format and headBISKEBORN ROBERT GLENN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 12, 2012·7 cites·18 claims
- 2288US9411022B2Calibration correlation for calibration assembly having electromagnetic read headGLOBALFOUNDRIES US 2 LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·5 cites·7 claims
- 2388US7649710B2Moving magnet actuation of tape headIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 19, 2010·8 cites·25 claims
- 2488US5555537AOptical data storage system with multiple write-once phase-change recording layersIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 10, 1996·58 cites·40 claims
- 2587US8310780B2Method and apparatus for bipolar servo marks writing with high outputIMAINO WAYNE I·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·15 cites·20 claims
- 2687US7609475B2Tape guide system and tape drive system implementing sameIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·7 cites·20 claims
- 2787US6064540AActive control for stabilizing a servo-controlled actuator systemIBM·Filed 1998·Granted May 16, 2000·51 cites·40 claims
- 2886US7538980B2Actuator assemblyIBM·Filed 2005·Granted May 26, 2009·8 cites·18 claims
- 2986US6088194ADual mode actuatorIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·48 cites·16 claims
- 3084US8619392B2Friction engaged tilting roller bearing tape guidanceARGUMEDO ARMANDO JESUS·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·5 cites·15 claims
- 3182US6100623APiezoelectric actuator for control and displacement sensingIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·37 cites·13 claims
- 3281US8488275B2High areal density tape format and headBISKEBORN ROBERT GLENN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 16, 2013·3 cites·18 claims
- 3381US8228635B2Friction engaged tilting roller bearing tape guidanceARGUMEDO ARMANDO JESUS·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 24, 2012·3 cites·5 claims
- 3481US5449590AMultiple data surface optical data storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 12, 1995·37 cites·50 claims
- 3580US8855957B2Method for calibrating read sensors of electromagnetic read-write headsBERMAN DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 7, 2014·4 cites·11 claims
- 3679US6624884B1Surface inspection toolIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 23, 2003·54 cites·15 claims
- 3777US8446119B2Controlling an electric motor by dynamic switchingBATES ALLEN KEITH·Filed 2011·Granted May 21, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 3877US7961430B2Tape path control system with precision-aligned conjugated rollersIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 14, 2011·3 cites·16 claims
- 3977US5986761ALaser-based inspection tool for disk defects and curvatureIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 16, 1999·45 cites·6 claims
- 4076US9865289B2Magnetic tape media having servo patternsIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·2 cites·13 claims
- 4176US8651386B2Electronic card and method for generating a magnetic field from swiping the electronic card through a card readerHEPNER DAVID F·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 18, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 4275US8416537B2Recording head with tilted orientationBERMAN DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 9, 2013·2 cites·35 claims
- 4375US7092196B2Characteristic measurement of an actuation drive coil and associated damping mechanismIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·12 cites·23 claims
- 4474US8755151B2Friction engaged tilting roller bearing tape guidanceARGUMEDO ARMANDO JESUS·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 4574US8743508B2Magnetically biased tilting roller bearing tape guidanceARGUMEDO ARMANDO JESUS·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 3, 2014·2 cites·5 claims
- 4674US6704435B1Surface inspection toolIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 2004·42 cites·20 claims
- 4773US9275678B2Primary storage media with associated secondary storage media for efficient data managementAMIR ARNON·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 1, 2016·3 cites·24 claims
- 4873US6104581ADual coil rotary actuatorIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·25 cites·6 claims
- 4971US10770101B2Systems and methods for writing servo patternsIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 5070US10255936B2Magnetic tape media having servo patternsIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
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