Patents by Inventor Larry D. Blanchard

Larry D. Blanchard 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).

  • Apparatus and/or method to reduce bias current for MR reader during read only operation
    Patent number: 6764006
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a tape read head bias signal control circuit configured to present to a tape read head a first amplitude bias signal in response to at least a first control signal and a second amplitude bias signal in response to at least a second control signal, wherein the second amplitude is lower than the first amplitude. The read head, thereby, may have a reduced operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Brocko, Keith G. Boyer, James C. Cates, Larry D. Blanchard