Patents by Inventor James Fay Martin

James Fay Martin 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).

  • Head radial positioning over contact-start-stop zone during spin-up/spin-down of disk
    Patent number: 8675299
    Abstract: A read/write head is moved across a contact-start-stop (CSS) zone on a data storage disk during the spin-up and/or spin-down of the disk. Moving the head during spin-up and/or spin-down may reduce the concentration of wear along a surface of the CSS zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark Edward Sheffield, Philip John Bartels, Geoffrey Wayne Kaiser, James Fay Martin, Seshadri Ramaswamy
  • HEAD RADIAL POSITIONING OVER CONTACT-START-STOP ZONE DURING SPIN-UP/SPIN-DOWN OF DISK
    Publication number: 20100277826
    Abstract: A read/write head is moved across a contact-start-stop (CSS) zone on a data storage disk during the spin-up and/or spin-down of the disk. Moving the head during spin-up and/or spin-down may reduce the concentration of wear along a surface of the CSS zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Edward Sheffield, Philip John Bartels, Geoffrey Wayne Kaiser, James Fay Martin, Seshadri Ramaswamy