Patents by Inventor John D Reinhardt

John D Reinhardt 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).

  • Skip track flaw scan methods and systems
    Patent number: 10210899
    Abstract: A method for scanning for flaws on a magnetic recording medium is disclosed. The magnetic recording medium has a first set of nonconsecutive data tracks and a second set of nonconsecutive data tracks. The method includes writing a test pattern to only the first set of nonconsecutive data tracks of the magnetic recording medium, reading of the test pattern written to the first set of nonconsecutive data tracks, and identifying flaws within the first set of nonconsecutive data tracks and the second set of nonconsecutive data tracks based on the reading the test pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Antonia Tsoukatos, Tim Rausch, Mehmet Fatih Erden, Benjamin W Parish, Prasanna Manja Ramakrishna, John D Reinhardt, Morovat Bryan Tayefeh