Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Steven G. Trabert

30Patents
14h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 1991 → Mar 16, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6236525A Tape head with pattern timing for servo writing application Physics 44 Expired
US6430008B1 Measurement of tape position error Physics 42 Expired
US6744594B2 Servo write head with gaps for writing high and low frequency transitions Physics 41 Expired
US5963400A Thin film tape head including split top pole Physics 33 Expired
US6710967B2 High frequency and low frequency servo pattern Physics 32 Expired
US8824083B1 Calibration system for limiting tape head assembly positioning errors during data writing and reading of tape in tape drive Physics 23 Active
US7411759B2 Detection and measurement of position error signal linearity in timing based servo patterns using differential nonlinearity Physics 22 Active
US5898533A Tape servo pattern with embedded servo track number identification Physics 22 Expired
US6898036B2 System and method for recovery from writing errors during data storage Physics 20 Expired
US7986485B2 Servo writer providing a pre-writing, longitudinal magnetic bias in a magnetically unoriented tape supply Physics 17 Active
US6023385A Tape servo pattern with enhanced synchronization properties Physics 16 Expired
US9177580B1 Tape drive with head assembly having dual offset devices Physics 16 Active
US7551380B2 Method for writing a servo pattern in tape Physics 14 Active
US6906888B1 Method for write track placement correction Physics 14 Expired
US6912104B2 Timing based servo pattern incorporating band encoding Physics 12 Expired
US5973869A Servo frame edge detection for tape servo pattern with synchronization field Physics 7 Expired
US7328138B1 Method and system of measurement and optimization of noise in servo systems Physics 6 Expired
US5142208A Current sensing method and apparatus for a multi-phase brushless DC motor Electricity 6 Expired
US6322015A Method of tape attachment to a tape cartridge reel Physics 5 Expired
US6166870A Method for writing a servo pattern using a writer having a split top pole Physics 5 Expired
US7660069B2 Technique for signal and transducer alignment in a tape drive Physics 5 Active
US5926339A Method for servo track identification Physics 3 Expired
US5920439A Method for determining longitudinal position on a magnetic tape having an embedded position count field Physics 3 Expired
US6075666A Tape servo pattern having an embedded position count field Physics 3 Expired
US6018429A Tape servo pattern with embedded servo track number identification Physics 3 Expired

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