Patents by Inventor Ken R. Burns

Ken R. Burns 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).

  • Shingled magnetic recording with variable track spacing
    Patent number: 8867161
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for writing data to a data storage medium using shingled magnetic recording (SMR). In accordance with some embodiments, a transducer is positioned adjacent a recording medium. The transducer is used to write data to the medium in the form of partially overlapping tracks grouped together into bands so that a first track and a last track in a selected band are wider than remaining tracks in the selected band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Emo, Ken R. Burns
  • Shingled Magnetic Recording with Variable Track Spacing
    Publication number: 20140268394
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for writing data to a data storage medium using shingled magnetic recording (SMR). In accordance with some embodiments, a transducer is positioned adjacent a recording medium. The transducer is used to write data to the medium in the form of partially overlapping tracks grouped together into bands so that a first track and a last track in a selected band are wider than remaining tracks in the selected band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Emo, Ken R. Burns