Inventor

MingZhong Ding

43Patents
11h-index
66Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 20, 1999 → May 3, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6654198B2 Repeatable run-out error compensation method for a disc drive Physics 39 Expired
US7319570B2 Random vibration and shock compensator using a disturbance observer Physics 31 Expired
US7405893B2 Data storage medium with optimized servo format Physics 27 Active
US6690534B2 Method and apparatus for handling multiple resonance frequencies in disc drives using active damping Physics 20 Expired
US7133227B2 Head polarity detection algorithm and apparatus Physics 19 Expired
US6487035B1 Method and apparatus for adaptive feedforward cancellation Physics 18 Expired
US7054094B2 Real-time automatic loop-shaping for a disc drive servo control system Physics 17 Expired
US9495988B1 Dependent write fault threshold Physics 15 Active
US6859341B2 Method and apparatus for feedforward repeatable runout compensation in a selected frequency range Physics 14 Expired
US6574067B2 Optimally designed parsimonious repetitive learning compensator for hard disc drives having high track density Physics 13 Expired
US8467144B2 Determining microactuator failure in a multi-stage tracking system Physics 12 Active
US9236073B1 Write fault threshold for a set of tracks Physics 8 Active
US6704159B2 Automatic acoustic management system for a disc drive Physics 8 Expired
US6762571B2 Sinusoidal feed-forward seek with adaptive acoustic level constraint Physics 8 Expired
US7596795B2 Vibration compensation based on identification of vibration frequency Physics 8 Active
US6995946B2 Temperature compensation of seek profiles in data storage devices Physics 7 Expired
US6674604B1 AC unlatch using grey code detection with zone partitioning Physics 7 Expired
US6674589B2 Method for harmonic frequency identification in a disc drive Physics 6 Expired
US7760456B2 Data protection based on system vibration modes Physics 6 Active
US6636375B1 Seek in a disc drive with nonlinear pivot friction Physics 6 Expired
US7595957B2 Servo gain adjustment based on bias force error Physics 5 Active
US6710965B2 Phase-advanced filter for robust resonance cancellation Physics 5 Expired
US6731444B2 Head-disc assembly with embedded product identification code Physics 5 Expired
US7199964B2 Adaptive voltage-mode controller for a voice coil motor Physics 4 Expired
US9858955B1 Disturbance compensation for dual-stage servo system using vibration sensor Physics 4 Active

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