Patents by Inventor Pat Hearn

Pat Hearn 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).

  • Adjusting the flying characteristics of heads in disk drives
    Publication number: 20030172520
    Abstract: Methods are provided for adjusting flying characteristics of magnetic recording media, e.g., sealed disk drives. Adjustment may be made by changing at least one environmental condition within the drive enclosure of the disk drive prior to sealing. Alternatively, adjustment may be made by changing the speed of the disk drive, i.e., the speed at which the disk spins. Methods are also provided for error correction within sealed disk drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Hain-Ling Liu, Gary Walker, Michael Mallary, Pat Hearn