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Thomas L. Andrews
Also filed as: ANDREWS JR THOMAS L · ANDREWS THOMAS · ANDREWS THOMAS L
20 granted patents·1 pending application·925 citations·filing 1976–2025
96Inventor score
Files withBOEING CO3MOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC3AMCODYNE INC2ANDREWS THOMAS L2INTEGRAL PERIPHERALS INC2
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21 records- 0197US4933785ADisk drive apparatus using dynamic loading/unloadingPRAIRIETEK CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 12, 1990·265 cites·55 claims
- 0295US5291110ALow acoustic noise seeking method and apparatusINTEGRAL PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 1, 1994·96 cites·19 claims
- 0394US5231549ADisk drive apparatus with cam and follower for unloading headsCONNER PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 27, 1993·63 cites·8 claims
- 0493US5465034ALow acoustic noise seeking method and apparatusINTEGRAL PERIPHERALS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 7, 1995·63 cites·14 claims
- 0592US4628379ADisk runout compensatorAMCODYNE INC·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 9, 1986·55 cites·8 claims
- 0690US5872669ADisk drive apparatus with power conservation capabilitySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 16, 1999·85 cites·21 claims
- 0790US4431065AUnderreamerSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 14, 1984·86 cites·58 claims
- 0888US5539714AAdaptive runout compensation for miniature disk drivesINTEGRAL PERIPHERALS·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 23, 1996·49 cites·44 claims
- 0985US2025384283A1Rag pipeline optimization systemTRUSTWISE INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1081US5969899AEnhanced method and system of unloading magnetic headsMOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·40 cites·6 claims
- 1181US4590526AMethod and apparatus for controlling head movement relative to a disk in an embedded servo systemAMCODYNE INC·Filed 1983·Granted May 20, 1986·26 cites·13 claims
- 1279US5867340AMicrominiature hard disk drive with adaptive runout compensationMOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·21 cites·27 claims
- 1377US7212696B2Fiber optic damage detection system for composite pressure vesselsBOEING CO·Filed 2006·Granted May 1, 2007·8 cites·13 claims
- 1472US5930067AMulti-harmonic compensator for track following in disk drivesMOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·29 cites·17 claims
- 1569US7113660B2Fiber optic damage detection system for composite pressure vesselsBOEING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 26, 2006·13 cites·2 claims
- 1667US8584988B1Mechanically fastened large pressurized spacecraft structureANDREWS THOMAS L·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 19, 2013·5 cites·8 claims
- 1760US8714491B2Thermal protection system with staggered jointsSIMON XAVIER D·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2014·6 cites·23 claims
- 1859US4092682ACross coupled demodulator for generating a servo head position error signalSPERRY RAND CORP·Filed 1976·Granted May 30, 1978·9 cites·5 claims
- 1954US9045242B2Mechanically fastened large pressurized vehicle structureBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·1 cites·15 claims
- 2054US8123174B2Methods and apparatus for an integrated instrumentation module for a thermal protection systemANDREWS THOMAS L·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 28, 2012·2 cites·15 claims
- 2139US4092683ADual-mode demodulator for movement of a servo headSPERRY RAND CORP·Filed 1976·Granted May 30, 1978·3 cites·4 claims
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