Inventor

Michael R. Spaur

Inventor

Dana Point, CA, US

Overview

1989–2012

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 22 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G11Bprimary

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer52%

G06FElectric digital data processing30%

H03MCoding7%

H03FAmplifiers4%

H03HImpedance networks, e.g. resonant circuits4%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication4%

PatentTitleYear

8,189,285'Method and system for automatic time base adjustment for disk drive servo controllers'2012 8,116,026'Method and system for head position control in embedded disk drive controllers'2012 8,090,932'Communication bus with hidden pre-fetch registers'2012 7,975,110'Method and system for supporting multiple external serial port devices using a serial port controller in embedded disk controllers'2011 7,870,346'Servo controller interface module for embedded disk controllers'2011 7,827,387'Communication bus with hidden pre-fetch registers'2010 7,492,545'Method and system for automatic time base adjustment for disk drive servo controllers'2009 7,471,485'Method and system for head position control in embedded disk drive controllers'2008 7,336,435'Method and system for collecting servo field data from programmable devices in embedded disk controllers'2008 7,139,150'Method and system for head position control in embedded disk drive controllers'2006 7,080,188'Method and system for embedded disk controllers'2006 7,064,915'Method and system for collecting servo field data from programmable devices in embedded disk controllers'2006 7,039,771'Method and system for supporting multiple external serial port devices using a serial port controller in embedded disk controllers'2006 6,590,733'Digital processing of pilot-tone amplitudes'2003 6,529,973'Programmable generic read channel control device'2003 6,329,938'Programmable analog-to-digital converter with bit conversion optimization'2001 6,191,909'Polling a preamplifier within a disk drive to remotely determine pre-established parametric values'2001 6,111,717'Disk drive comprising a programmable preamplifier including a multiplexer for selecting between internal digital signals for output to a terminal'2000 5,726,821'Programmable preamplifier unit with serial interface for disk data storage device using MR heads'1998 5,600,499'Tri-bit encoding for disk drive servo track ID information'1997 5,311,376'Information detecting system'1994 4,868,482'CMOS integrated circuit having precision resistor elements'1989

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1989–2001Patents assigned to WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (5)· patent assignee history

1989–2012Based in Irvine, CA, US· patent location history

1997–2001Based in Laguna Niguel, CA, US· patent location history

2001–2003Patents assigned to ADAPTEC INC (2)· patent assignee history

2006–2012Patents assigned to MARVELL INT LTD (13)· patent assignee history

2006–2012Based in Dana Point, CA, US· patent location history

2012Patents assigned to SPAUR MICHAEL R (3)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to SANDOVAL RAYMOND A (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MARVELL INT LTD	13	2006–2012
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP	5	1989–2001
SPAUR MICHAEL Rself	3	2012
ADAPTEC INC	2	2001–2003
SANDOVAL RAYMOND A	2	2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Dana Point, California, US	11	2006–2012
Irvine, California, US	7	1989–2012
Laguna Niguel, California, US	4	1997–2001