Patents by Inventor David V. Salamon

David V. Salamon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Disk marking system
    Patent number: 6403919
    Abstract: A marking system is provided for thin film magnetic disks in which the laser texturing stage in the manufacturing process for magnetic disks is used to form a single track marking zone. In this marking zone, information about the disk is serialized and stored in the form of long and short laser features, representing bits in a binary code. The length of the marking zone can be used to indicate additional information about the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Komag, Incorporated
    Inventor: David V. Salamon