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Maxoptix Corporation

17Patents
0Active
17Granted
26Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 3, 1988 → Jan 3, 2000

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5341360A Method and apparatus for calibrating laser write power by averaging upper and lower knees of a calibration profile Physics 38 Expired
US5210726A Track seek method utilizing an ideal signal Physics 32 Expired
US5422872A Telecentric rotary actuator in an optical recording system Physics 32 Expired
US4980876A Single stage track seek method Physics 25 Expired
US5355356A Charge pump for restoring DC in an optical recording read channel Physics 18 Expired
US6104675A Method and apparatus for reading and writing magneto-optical media Physics 15 Expired
US6324130A Disc drive suspension and head Physics 13 Expired
US5396479A Apparatus and method for setting a threshold level to maintain duty cycle in a pulse width modulated optical recording system Physics 13 Expired
US5541908A Actuator having a minimized payload in a optical recording system Physics 12 Expired
US5297115A Detection of saved sectors on an optical disk Physics 10 Expired
US6330209A Load and unload control for magneto-optical disk drive Physics 10 Expired
US6172944A Magneto-optical recording apparatus with magnetic head decoupled from objective lens focus actuator Physics 8 Expired
US6256267A Method for reading and writing magneto-optical media Physics 7 Expired
US5703865A Method and apparatus for magneto-optical recording and reading using optimized laser powers Physics 6 Expired
US6172945A Double-sided magneto-optical recording disk Physics 5 Expired
US5307337A Optical disk drive having a low-emission high-bandwidth laser driver Physics 4 Expired
US5303220A Compressed air optical drive cleaning cartridge Physics 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.