Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Howard Lake

Jeffrey Howard Lake 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).

  • Magnetic recording device including a thermal proximity sensor
    Patent number: 7589928
    Abstract: A system includes a magnetic device for writing to and reading from a magnetic medium and a sensor disposed adjacent to the magnetic device and proximate to the magnetic medium. The sensor generates signals related to thermal variations in the sensor caused by changes in a distance between the magnetic device and the magnetic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mallika Roy, Kaizhong Gao, Insik Jin, William Bruce Fitzpatrick, Housan S. Dakroub, Sining Mao, Song S. Xue, Jeffrey Howard Lake, Dadi Setiadi
  • Magnetic recording device including a thermal proximity sensor
    Publication number: 20080225426
    Abstract: A system includes a magnetic device for writing to and reading from a magnetic medium and a sensor disposed adjacent to the magnetic device and proximate to the magnetic medium. The sensor generates signals related to thermal variations in the sensor caused by changes in a distance between the magnetic device and the magnetic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mallika Roy, Kaizhong Gao, Insik Jin, William Bruce Fitzpatrick, Housan S. Dakroub, Sining Mao, Song S. Xue, Jeffrey Howard Lake, Dadi Setiadi