Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Mobile Storage Technology, Inc.

27Patents
1Active
27Granted
33Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 11, 1993 → Mar 7, 2008 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6091559A Variable zone layout and track pitch parameter considerations for information storage disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US6046877A Protection apparatus and method for hard disk drive unit of a portable computer Physics 44 Expired
US6097564A Method for precise velocity feedback control in an actuator system of a disk drive Physics 43 Expired
US6005725A Variable zone layout and track pitch parameter considerations for information storage disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6260257A Method of manufacturing an information storage disk drive with variable zone layout and track pitch parameter considerations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5969899A Enhanced method and system of unloading magnetic heads Physics 28 Expired
US5995330A Rigid disk drive with dynamic head loading apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5949608A Time dependent velocity-controlled disk drive actuator system Physics 23 Expired
US6057987A Rigid disk drive with dynamic head loading apparatus and method of manufacturing a rigid disk drive with dynamic head loading apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5943184A Disk drive with a flat annular spring clamp and components dimensioned to maintain disk flatness Physics 20 Expired
US6472864B1 Motion and tilt angle sensor Physics 20 Expired
US6061195A Variable zone layout and track pitch parameter considerations for information storage disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6310747A Method for reducing external signal interference with signals in a computer disk storage system Physics 17 Expired
US6032352A Method of manufacturing rigid disk drive with dynamic head loading apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6313984A Low profile hard disk drive assembly mounting to computer motherboard Physics 16 Expired
US5930067A Multi-harmonic compensator for track following in disk drives Physics 16 Expired
US5867340A Microminiature hard disk drive with adaptive runout compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6134069A Method of power saving in a disk drive apparatus with head unloading and spin reduction Physics 9 Expired
US6611396B1 Disk level servo write Physics 9 Expired
US5946153A Information storage disk drive with variable zone layout Physics 9 Expired
US5969904A Air bearing slider and head Gimbal assembly Physics 8 Expired
US5917439A System for high speed track accessing of disk drive assembly Electricity 7 Expired
US5870259A Disk drive load beam structure having lift rod and head mounted on same side thereof Physics 5 Expired
US6021021A Air bearing slider and head gimbal assembly Physics 5 Expired
US5940234A Head instability recovery method for a disk drive Physics 5 Expired

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