Patents by Inventor Scott W. Stokes

Scott W. Stokes 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 heater current to reduce read transducer asymmetry
    Patent number: 8737005
    Abstract: An asymmetry is determined of a signal generated by a read transducer in proximity to a changing magnetic field of a magnetic media. In response to determining the asymmetry of the signal, a current flowing through a heater of the read transducer is adjusted to cause a change to a magnetic field generated by the current. The change to the magnetic field generated by the current reduces the asymmetry of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Declan Macken, Scott W. Stokes, Jenny J. Wang