Inventor

Gordon James Smith

Inventor

Rochester, MN, US

Overview

1981–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 171 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 transducer58%

G06FElectric digital data processing11%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television6%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes3%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%

G08GTraffic control systems1%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use1%

B24BMachines, devices, or processes for grinding or polishing1%

PatentTitleYear

11,062,674Combined panel self-refresh (PSR) and adaptive synchronization systems and methods2021 7,870,390'Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period'2011 7,694,224'Location predicative restoration of compressed images stored on a hard disk drive with soft and hard errors'2010 7,668,673'Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period'2010 7,631,067'Server initiated predictive failure analysis for disk drives'2009 7,272,755'Apparatus and method for dynamically rerouting a network request based on shared predictive failure information'2007 7,268,965'Method of manufacturing an apparatus and a method for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device'2007 7,209,807'Virtual signs for improving information communicated to the automotive driver'2007 7,194,418'Methods and systems for dynamic determination of the number of tickets available for purchase'2007 7,072,274'Adaptive mounting system for data storage devices'2006 7,051,203'Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period'2006 7,027,263'Apparatus for look-ahead thermal sensing in a data storage device'2006 7,023,664'Air bearing designs to reduce external van der waals and electrostatic forces'2006 6,985,317'Method and apparatus for testing the reliability of a disk drive'2006 6,968,325'System and method for automatically adjusting merchandise pricing at a service-oriented interface terminal based upon the quantity of users present at the terminal'2005 6,956,707'Method for look-ahead thermal sensing in a data storage device'2005 6,948,102'Predictive failure analysis for storage networks'2005 6,937,422'Self-monitoring and self-healing of frequency specific position errors in a data storage device'2005 6,927,929'Method and apparatus for controlling data read/write between a hard disk and a hard disk controller'2005 6,922,187'Method and apparatus for implementing a compact portable computer system'2005 6,914,747'Disk drive having electrostatic discharge path defined between disk assembly and base'2005 6,906,878'Method and system for implementing in situ low flyheight warning'2005 6,900,957'Lubricant depletion detection in a self-healing disk drive'2005 6,896,592'Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive'2005 6,888,692'Method and apparatus for implementing intelligent spin-up for a disk drive'2005 6,889,224'Method for storing, accessing embedded web pages during manufacturing phase on personal digital device'2005 6,883,368'Method and apparatus for characterizing the microwaviness of a disk surface'2005 6,852,013'Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive'2005 6,854,028'Disk drive control for improving the operation of a computer subjected to motion'2005 6,853,508'In-situ detection of contaminant accumulation on a slider in a disk drive'2005 6,831,808'Method and apparatus for determining track identity from abbreviated track identifying data in a disk drive data storage device'2004 6,802,020'Apparatus and method for dynamically rerouting a network request based on shared predictive failure information'2004 6,801,376'Method and apparatus for evaluating a head-disk interface condition for disk drives'2004 6,788,494'Deformable ring clamping device for warp-free disk stack assembly in a data storage disk drive'2004 6,785,079'Method and apparatus for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device'2004 6,775,081'Servo format for disk drive data storage devices'2004 6,771,444'Method and apparatus for implementing adaptive reordering of data recovery procedure steps in a disk drive'2004 6,771,440'Adaptive event-based predictive failure analysis measurements in a hard disk drive'2004 6,768,607'Adaptive dual-frequency notch filter'2004 6,765,745'Method and apparatus for in situ detection of high-flying sliders over customer data'2004 6,763,292'Prediction and compensation for land vehicle dynamics based on feedforward road conditions'2004 6,762,899'Method and apparatus for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device using variable spindle velocity'2004 6,760,175'Adaptive actuator radial positioning to extend magnetic disk drive longevity'2004 6,751,065'Flutter-free laminar flow suspension for a disk drive'2004 6,747,824'Method and apparatus for head crash predictive failure analysis based upon slider track misregistration measurement using the readback signal'2004 6,741,970'Method and apparatus for enhanced, high speed updating and storing of E-commerce orders in a server'2004 6,735,035'Method and apparatus for enabling cold temperature performance of a disk'2004 6,732,233'Hot spare reliability for storage arrays and storage networks'2004 6,721,572'Mobile communication optimization near wireless dead zone regions'2004 6,717,763'Power savings method and apparatus for disk drives'2004 6,710,952'System and method for gracefully relinquishing a computer hard disk drive from imminent catastrophic failure'2004 6,700,728'Method and disk drive for enhanced performance in the presence of stationary PES outliers'2004 6,687,080'Method and apparatus for improved PES demodulation in the presence of thermal asperities'2004 6,683,737'Method and apparatus for predictive failure analysis technique for head crashes in hard drives using position error signal'2004 6,680,806'System and method for gracefully relinquishing a computer hard disk drive from imminent catastrophic failure'2004 6,678,108'Method and apparatus for identifying spindle imbalance in a hard disk drive'2004 6,678,661'Method and system of audio highlighting during audio edit functions'2004 6,674,598'Radial positioning of data to improve hard disk drive reliability'2004 6,674,590'System and method for estimating a frequency of slider airbearing resonance'2004 6,671,111'Readback signal detection and analysis in a magnetic data storage system'2003 6,665,150'Contamination control on actuator arms in a disk drive'2003 6,665,134'Methods and apparatus for detection and analysis of an envelope of a frequency modulated readback signal in a magnetic storage system'2003 6,657,809'Method and apparatus for positioning a transducer using a phase difference in surface profile variations on a storage medium'2003 6,654,201'Shroud for disk drive with particulate filter elements'2003 6,654,191'Restoration of hard disk drive readback signal in the presence of thermal modulation'2003 6,633,448'Disk data storage device having improved tolerance for stressful environments'2003 6,631,493'Method and apparatus for limiting soft error recovery in a disk drive data storage device'2003 6,608,727'Method and apparatus for determining the tribology for a head/disk interface'2003 6,609,212'Apparatus and method for sharing predictive failure information on a computer network'2003 6,600,635'Combined magnetic data and burnish head for magnetic recording'2003 6,600,622'System and method for detecting displacement of disk drive heads on micro actuators due to contact with disks'2003 6,597,906'Mobile client-based station communication based on relative geographical position information'2003 6,594,724'Enhanced DASD with smaller supplementary DASD'2003 6,587,301'System and method for calibrating and controlling the internal pressure of a hard disk drive'2003 6,587,755'Virtual signs for improving information communicated to the automotive driver'2003 6,574,754'Self-monitoring storage device using neural networks'2003 6,571,310'Method and apparatus for managing a heterogeneous data storage system'2003 6,563,423'Location tracking of individuals in physical spaces'2003 6,560,054'Generation of a fixed angular disk position index in a DASD using a sensorless spindle motor'2003 6,556,444'Apparatus and method for cooling a wearable electronic device'2003 6,556,371'Generation of higher-order harmonic sine and cosine sequences by indexing a first-order sine/cosine table'2003 6,553,468'Storage method for personal digital devices'2003 6,543,738'Integral flush shock mount'2003 6,546,456'Method and apparatus for operating vehicle mounted disk drive storage device'2003 6,545,839'Ergonomic safety mechanism for handling micro-sized computer hard disk drives'2003 6,533,466'Hybrid connector assembly for electrical conductors and fiber optic data conductors'2003 6,529,831'Emergency vehicle locator and proximity warning system'2003 6,529,685'Multimedia direct access storage device and formatting method'2003 6,519,102'Method and apparatus for implementing an in-situ digital harmonic computation facility for direct access storage device (DASD)'2003 6,493,184'Dedicated disk burnishing zones for burnishing magnetic recording sliders'2002 6,437,939'Ergonomic safety assist mechanism for handling micro-sized computer hard disk drives'2002 6,424,484'Apparatus with and method of unique disk identification for magnetic hard disk drives'2002 6,419,551'High speed burnishing of asperities in a disk drive'2002 6,417,982'System and method for identifying and filtering a head suspension assembly resonance frequency'2002 6,417,981'System and method for measuring absolute transducer-medium clearance using a thermal response of an MR transducer'2002 6,415,238'Adaptive compensation for arm electronics amplification circuitry of a disk drive system'2002 6,407,874'Method and apparatus for detection slider airbearing resonance using SAT P-list data'2002 6,400,892'Adaptive disk drive operation'2002 6,392,841'Method and apparatus for restoring a thermal response of a magnetoresistive read transducer'2002 6,389,817'Internal temperature control for a microdrive'2002 6,384,994'Method for positioning a magnetoresistive head using a thermal response to servo information on the record medium'2002 6,384,995'Apparatus and method for detecting defects in data storage devices'2002 6,385,000'System and method for extending the operating life of a magnetoresistive transducer provided in a disk drive system'2002 6,349,246'Preemptive control of a vehicle computer system based on local and environmental sensing'2002 6,344,938'Method and apparatus for preemptive head crash avoidance in a disk drive'2002 6,314,377'Optimal location of drive assemblies within a multiple drive array'2001 6,288,856'Real-time head-to-disk clearance measuring method and apparatus'2001 6,281,676'Rigid disk surface defect detection and classification'2001 6,275,345'System and method for estimating a frequency of slider airbearing resonance'2001 6,239,936'Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermal response of a magnetoresistive element'2001 6,222,697'Apparatus with the method of unique disk identification for magnetic hard disk drives'2001 6,208,804'Multimedia direct access storage device and formatting method'2001 6,195,219'Method and apparatus for improving a thermal response of a magnetoresistive element'2001 6,169,930'Method and apparatus for preventing cold temperature induced damage in a disk drive'2001 6,154,335'Method and apparatus for positioning a dual element magnetoresistive head'2000 6,154,858'In situ method and apparatus for detecting surface defects to identify handling damage in a disk drive'2000 6,145,053'Data security method using head disk stiction'2000 6,104,562'Multiple element transducer for magnetic recording'2000 6,097,559'System and method for detecting head-to-disk contact in-situ a direct access storage device using a position error signal'2000 6,088,176'Method and apparatus for separating magnetic and thermal components from an MR read signal'2000 6,084,754'Method and apparatus for positioning a magnetoresistive head using thermal response to servo information on the record medium'2000 6,078,461'In situ offset correction for position error signal'2000 6,067,203'Disk drive having optimized spindle speed for environment'2000 6,054,922'Enhanced movement detection arrangement'2000 6,031,683'Method for optimization of seek and settle performance in hard disk drives'2000 6,002,539'Method for calibrating a dual element magnetoresistive head'1999 5,973,870'Adaptive and in-situ load/unload damage estimation and compensation'1999 5,935,261'Method and apparatus for detecting handling damage in a disk drive'1999 5,930,493'Multimedia server system and method for communicating multimedia information'1999 5,880,899'Removal of raised irregularities on a data storage disk with controlled abrasion by a magnetoresistive head'1999 5,880,901'Method and apparatus for positioning a magnetoresistive head'1999 5,872,676'Method and apparatus for positioning a dual element magnetoresistive head using thermal signals'1999 5,870,241'Method and apparatus for evasive maneuvering to keep DASD heads away from protruding surface defects'1999 5,838,514'Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermal response of a magnetoresistive transducer'1998 5,793,568'Air bearing slider deflection apparatus and method for fabricating same'1998 5,793,553'Method and assembly for increasing storage device reliability'1998 5,787,292'Power saving method and apparatus for use in multiple frequency zone drives'1998 5,778,135'Real-time edit control for video program material'1998 5,768,052'Data storage disk clamp apparatus for minimizing disk clamping force'1998 5,764,430'Disk drive having optimized spindle speed for environment'1998 5,751,510'Method and apparatus for restoring a thermal response signal of a magnetoresistive head'1998 5,751,883'Multimedia direct access storage device and formatting method'1998 5,739,994'Optimally banded disk for use with multiple frequency channel'1998 5,739,972'Method and apparatus for positioning a magnetoresistive head using thermal response to servo information on the record medium'1998 5,729,397'System and method for recording direct access storage device operating statistics'1998 5,721,878'Multimedia control system and method for controlling multimedia program presentation'1998 5,721,815'Media-on-demand communication system and method employing direct access storage device'1998 5,654,747'Intelligent multimedia set-top control method and apparatus in which billing signals are communicated to an information network upon presentation of downloaded media programs'1997 5,633,767'Adaptive and in-situ load/unload damage estimation and compensation'1997 5,630,104'Apparatus and method for providing multimedia data'1997 5,625,508'Method and apparatus for servo demodulation in a direct access storage device'1997 5,625,506'Method and apparatus for reducing readback errors by controlling the phase locked loop'1997 5,625,512'Air bearing slider deflection apparatus and method for fabricating same'1997 5,617,339'Method and apparatus for detecting degradation in data storage system spindle motor performance'1997 5,612,845'Method and apparatus for in-situ detection of data storage system spindle motor performance degradation'1997 5,596,462'Data storage disk clamp apparatus for minimizing disk clamping force and surface area'1997 5,594,924'Multiple user multimedia data server with switch to load time interval interleaved data to plurality of time interval assigned buffers'1997 5,544,138'Adaptive system for optimizing disk drive power consumption'1996 5,539,592'System and method for monitoring friction between head and disk to predict head disk interaction failure in direct access storage devices'1996 5,521,896'Adaptive system for optimizing disk drive power consumption'1996 5,452,277'Adaptive system for optimizing disk drive power consumption'1995 5,412,519'Optimization of disk drive spindle speed during low power mode'1995 5,410,439'Disk file with clearance and glide measurement and early head crash warning'1995 5,377,131'Digital amplitude estimator'1994 5,367,409'Even harmonic distortion compensation for digital data detection'1994 5,327,298'Noise minimization for magnetic data storage drives using oversampling techniques'1994 5,301,080'Bias servo loop for magneto-resistive read/write head'1994 5,283,521'Method and system for adaptive digital linearization of an output signal from a magnetoresistive head'1994 5,168,413'Transducer head flying height monitoring methods and apparatus for disk drive system'1992 4,361,845'Device for preventing the contamination of ink jet components'1982 4,297,712'Air flow tunnel for reducing ink jet drag on array head'1981

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1981–2011Patents assigned to IBM (127)· patent assignee history

1981–1982Based in Longmont, CO, US· patent location history

1992–2011Based in Rochester, MN, US· patent location history

1997Patents assigned to INT BUSINESS MACHINES CORPOATI (1)· patent assignee history

2003–2007Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH (39)· patent assignee history

2005Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL TECH NL BV (1)· patent assignee history

2021Patents assigned to INTEL CORP (1)· patent assignee history

2021Based in El Dorado Hills, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	127	1981–2011
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH	39	2003–2007
HITACHI GLOBAL TECH NL BV	1	2005
INT BUSINESS MACHINES CORPOATI	1	1997
INTEL CORP	1	2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Rochester, Minnesota, US	168	1992–2011
Longmont, CO, US	2	1981–1982
El Dorado Hills, California, US	1	2021