Inventor
Richard E. Martin
Inventor
Longmont, CO, US
Overview
Patents· 17 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 transducer83%
F23CMethods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or solid fuel suspended in a carrier gas or air6%
F23DBurners6%
H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps6%
PatentTitleYear
11,105,502Staged fuel burner202110,847,180Clearance control using actuation efficiency202010,204,645Heater design with locally decreased resistance area for fly height control20199,852,754Serpentine seeks during data storage device idle periods20179,842,614'Heater design for fly height control'20179,824,699'Lumped-parameter thermal model of a write transducer for clearance control on magnetic recording device'20179,595,278'High frequency reference patterns used to determine head-to-media clearance'20179,595,279'Accelerating thermal decay of a harmonic-ratio reference track'20179,001,451'Clearance distance verification and control'20158,837,076'In situ sensor based contact detection'20148,804,273'Head fly height testing and compensation'20148,452,073'Closed-loop process control for electron beam freeform fabrication and deposition processes'20137,948,712'Dual thickness carbon overcoat'20117,742,250'Spectral analysis of a position error signal'20107,342,736'Methods and disk drive that measure head flying height at power-on/off'20086,920,019'Device and method for improved stiction reliability in disk drives employing padded sliders'20056,765,379'Method and device for testing disk drive head while directing gas across the head'2004Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2004–2008Patents assigned to MAXTOR CORP (3)· patent assignee history
2004–2005Based in Worcester, MA, US· patent location history
2008–2020Based in Longmont, CO, US· patent location history
2010–2020Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC (12)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to HAFLEY ROBERT A (1)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to HOFMEISTER WILLIAM H (1)· patent assignee history
2013Based in Yorktown, VA, US· patent location history
2021Patents assigned to HONEYWELL INT INC (1)· patent assignee history
2021Based in Tulsa, OK, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 12 | 2010–2020 |
| MAXTOR CORP | 3 | 2004–2008 |
| HAFLEY ROBERT A | 1 | 2013 |
| HOFMEISTER WILLIAM H | 1 | 2013 |
| HONEYWELL INT INC | 1 | 2021 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Longmont, CO, US | 13 | 2008–2020 |
| Worcester, Massachusetts, US | 2 | 2004–2005 |
| Tulsa, OK, US | 1 | 2021 |
| Yorktown, Virginia, US | 1 | 2013 |