Smith; Gordon James

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Patent applications and USPTO patent grants for Smith; Gordon James.The latest application filed is for "data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period".

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Smith; Gordon James - Rochester MN
Smith; Gordon James - late of Rochester MN

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Patent Activity

Patent	Date
Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Grant 7,870,390 - Smith January 11, 2	2011-01-11
Location predicative restoration of compressed images stored on a hard disk drive with soft and hard errors Grant 7,694,224 - Ottesen , et al. April 6, 2	2010-04-06
Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Grant 7,668,673 - Smith February 23, 2	2010-02-23
Server initiated predictive failure analysis for disk drives Grant 7,631,067 - Smith December 8, 2	2009-12-08
Apparatus and method for dynamically rerouting a network request based on shared predictive failure information Grant 7,272,755 - Smith September 18, 2	2007-09-18
Method of manufacturing an apparatus and a method for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device Grant 7,268,965 - Brannon , et al. September 11, 2	2007-09-11
Virtual signs for improving information communicated to the automotive driver Grant 7,209,807 - Smith , et al. April 24, 2	2007-04-24
Methods and systems for dynamic determination of the number of tickets available for purchase Grant 7,194,418 - Smith March 20, 2	2007-03-20
Adaptive mounting system for data storage devices Grant 7,072,274 - Smith , et al. July 4, 2	2006-07-04
Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Grant 7,051,203 - Smith May 23, 2	2006-05-23
Apparatus for look-ahead thermal sensing in a data storage device Grant 7,027,263 - Ottesen , et al. April 11, 2	2006-04-11
Air bearing designs to reduce external van der waals and electrostatic forces Grant 7,023,664 - Crone , et al. April 4, 2	2006-04-04
Method and apparatus for testing the reliability of a disk drive Grant 6,985,317 - McConnell , et al. January 10, 2	2006-01-10
System and method for automatically adjusting merchandise pricing at a service-oriented interface terminal based upon the quantity of users present at the terminal Grant 6,968,325 - Smith November 22, 2	2005-11-22
Method for look-ahead thermal sensing in a data storage device Grant 6,956,707 - Ottesen , et al. October 18, 2	2005-10-18
Predictive failure analysis for storage networks Grant 6,948,102 - Smith September 20, 2	2005-09-20
Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period App 20050198504 - Smith, Gordon James	2005-09-08
Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period App 20050198505 - Smith, Gordon James	2005-09-08
Self-monitoring and self-healing of frequency specific position errors in a data storage device Grant 6,937,422 - Dang , et al. August 30, 2	2005-08-30
Method and apparatus for controlling data read/write between a hard disk and a hard disk controller Grant 6,927,929 - Gong , et al. August 9, 2	2005-08-09
Method and apparatus for implementing a compact portable computer system Grant 6,922,187 - Smith July 26, 2	2005-07-26
Disk drive having electrostatic discharge path defined between disk assembly and base Grant 6,914,747 - Smith , et al. July 5, 2	2005-07-05
Method and system for implementing in situ low flyheight warning Grant 6,906,878 - Smith , et al. June 14, 2	2005-06-14
Lubricant depletion detection in a self-healing disk drive Grant 6,900,957 - Gillis , et al. May 31, 2	2005-05-31
Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive Grant 6,896,592 - Smith May 24, 2	2005-05-24
Method for storing, accessing embedded web pages during manufacturing phase on personal digital device Grant 6,889,224 - Smith May 3, 2	2005-05-03
Method and apparatus for implementing intelligent spin-up for a disk drive Grant 6,888,692 - Smith May 3, 2	2005-05-03
Method and apparatus for characterizing the microwaviness of a disk surface Grant 6,883,368 - Smith , et al. April 26, 2	2005-04-26
In-situ detection of contaminant accumulation on a slider in a disk drive Grant 6,853,508 - Smith , et al. February 8, 2	2005-02-08
Disk drive control for improving the operation of a computer subjected to motion Grant 6,854,028 - Smith February 8, 2	2005-02-08
Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive Grant 6,852,013 - Smith February 8, 2	2005-02-08
Method and apparatus for determining track identity from abbreviated track identifying data in a disk drive data storage device Grant 6,831,808 - Ottesen , et al. December 14, 2	2004-12-14
Method of manufacturing an apparatus and a method for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device App 20040240099 - Brannon, James Hammond ; et al.	2004-12-02
Apparatus and method for dynamically rerouting a network request based on shared predictive failure information App 20040225911 - Smith, Gordon James	2004-11-11
Apparatus and method for dynamically rerouting a network request based on shared predictive failure information Grant 6,802,020 - Smith October 5, 2	2004-10-05
Method and apparatus for evaluating a head-disk interface condition for disk drives Grant 6,801,376 - Smith October 5, 2	2004-10-05
Deformable ring clamping device for warp-free disk stack assembly in a data storage disk drive Grant 6,788,494 - Khanna , et al. September 7, 2	2004-09-07
Method and apparatus for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device Grant 6,785,079 - Brannon , et al. August 31, 2	2004-08-31
Servo format for disk drive data storage devices Grant 6,775,081 - Ottesen , et al. August 10, 2	2004-08-10
Adaptive event-based predictive failure analysis measurements in a hard disk drive Grant 6,771,440 - Smith August 3, 2	2004-08-03
Method and apparatus for implementing adaptive reordering of data recovery procedure steps in a disk drive Grant 6,771,444 - Smith , et al. August 3, 2	2004-08-03
Adaptive dual-frequency notch filter Grant 6,768,607 - Ottesen , et al. July 27, 2	2004-07-27
Method and apparatus for in situ detection of high-flying sliders over customer data Grant 6,765,745 - Smith , et al. July 20, 2	2004-07-20
Method and apparatus for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device using variable spindle velocity Grant 6,762,899 - Ottesen , et al. July 13, 2	2004-07-13
Prediction and compensation for land vehicle dynamics based on feedforward road conditions Grant 6,763,292 - Smith , et al. July 13, 2	2004-07-13
Adaptive actuator radial positioning to extend magnetic disk drive longevity Grant 6,760,175 - Smith July 6, 2	2004-07-06
Flutter-free laminar flow suspension for a disk drive Grant 6,751,065 - Smith , et al. June 15, 2	2004-06-15
Method and apparatus for head crash predictive failure analysis based upon slider track misregistration measurement using the readback signal Grant 6,747,824 - Smith June 8, 2	2004-06-08
Server initiated predictive failure analysis for disk drives App 20040103337 - Smith, Gordon James	2004-05-27
Method and apparatus for enhanced, high speed updating and storing of E-commerce orders in a server Grant 6,741,970 - Smith , et al. May 25, 2	2004-05-25
Self-monitoring and self-healing of frequency specific position errors in a data storage device App 20040090698 - Dang, Hien Phu ; et al.	2004-05-13
Method and apparatus for enabling cold temperature performance of a disk Grant 6,735,035 - Smith , et al. May 11, 2	2004-05-11
Hot spare reliability for storage arrays and storage networks Grant 6,732,233 - Smith May 4, 2	2004-05-04
Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive App 20040082277 - Smith, Gordon James	2004-04-29
Method and apparatus for controlling data read/write between a hard disk and a harddisk controller App 20040075925 - Gong, Karl ; et al.	2004-04-22
Mobile communication optimization near wireless dead zone regions Grant 6,721,572 - Smith , et al. April 13, 2	2004-04-13
Power savings method and apparatus for disk drives Grant 6,717,763 - Ottesen , et al. April 6, 2	2004-04-06
System and method for gracefully relinquishing a computer hard disk drive from imminent catastrophic failure Grant 6,710,952 - Smith March 23, 2	2004-03-23
Air bearing designs to reduce external van der waals and electrostatic forces App 20040052001 - Crone, Robert Michael ; et al.	2004-03-18
Method and disk drive for enhanced performance in the presence of stationary PES outliers Grant 6,700,728 - Smith , et al. March 2, 2	2004-03-02
Method and system for implementing in situ low flyheight warning App 20040032681 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2004-02-19
Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive App 20040029488 - Smith, Gordon James	2004-02-12
Method and apparatus for improved PES demodulation in the presence of thermal asperities Grant 6,687,080 - Smith , et al. February 3, 2	2004-02-03
Method and apparatus for implementing a compact portable computer system App 20040017405 - Smith, Gordon James	2004-01-29
Method and apparatus for predictive failure analysis technique for head crashes in hard drives using position error signal Grant 6,683,737 - Gong , et al. January 27, 2	2004-01-27
System and method for gracefully relinquishing a computer hard disk drive from imminent catastrophic failure Grant 6,680,806 - Smith January 20, 2	2004-01-20
Method and system of audio highlighting during audio edit functions Grant 6,678,661 - Smith , et al. January 13, 2	2004-01-13
Method and apparatus for identifying spindle imbalance in a hard disk drive Grant 6,678,108 - Smith , et al. January 13, 2	2004-01-13
Radial positioning of data to improve hard disk drive reliability Grant 6,674,598 - Smith January 6, 2	2004-01-06
System and method for estimating a frequency of slider airbearing resonance Grant 6,674,590 - Ottesen , et al. January 6, 2	2004-01-06
Readback signal detection and analysis in a magnetic data storage system Grant 6,671,111 - Ottesen , et al. December 30, 2	2003-12-30
Methods and apparatus for detection and analysis of an envelope of a frequency modulated readback signal in a magnetic storage system Grant 6,665,134 - Ottesen , et al. December 16, 2	2003-12-16
Contamination control on actuator arms in a disk drive Grant 6,665,150 - Smith December 16, 2	2003-12-16
Adaptive mounting system for data storage devices App 20030223144 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-12-04
Lubricant depletion detection in a self-healing disk drive App 20030223315 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2003-12-04
Method and apparatus for positioning a transducer using a phase difference in surface profile variations on a storage medium Grant 6,657,809 - Ottesen , et al. December 2, 2	2003-12-02
Deformable ring clamping device for warp-free disk stack assembly in a data storage disk drive App 20030218830 - Khanna, Vijayeshwar Das ; et al.	2003-11-27
Hot spare reliability for storage arrays and storage networks App 20030221057 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-11-27
Restoration of hard disk drive readback signal in the presence of thermal modulation Grant 6,654,191 - Ottesen , et al. November 25, 2	2003-11-25
Shroud for disk drive with particulate filter elements Grant 6,654,201 - Smith November 25, 2	2003-11-25
Method for look-ahead thermal sensing in a data storage device App 20030210486 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-11-13
Apparatus for look-ahead thermal sensing in a data storage device App 20030210488 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-11-13
Method and apparatus for testing the reliability of a disk drive App 20030206357 - McConnell, William Harlow ; et al.	2003-11-06
In-situ detection of contaminant accumulation on a slider in a disk drive App 20030202273 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-10-30
Predictive failure analysis for storage networks App 20030204788 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-10-30
Method and apparatus for characterizing the microwaviness of a disk surface App 20030204347 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-10-30
Flutter-free laminar flow suspension for a disk drive App 20030202287 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-10-30
Virtual signs for improving information communicated to the automotive driver App 20030195670 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-10-16
Disk data storage device having improved tolerance for stressful environments Grant 6,633,448 - Smith , et al. October 14, 2	2003-10-14
Method and apparatus for limiting soft error recovery in a disk drive data storage device Grant 6,631,493 - Ottesen , et al. October 7, 2	2003-10-07
Disk drive having electrostatic discharge path defined between disk assembly and base App 20030179495 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-09-25
Location predicative restoration of compressed images stored on a hard disk drive with soft and hard errors App 20030164846 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-09-04
Method and apparatus for determining the tribology for a head/disk interface Grant 6,608,727 - Ottesen , et al. August 19, 2	2003-08-19
Apparatus and method for sharing predictive failure information on a computer network Grant 6,609,212 - Smith August 19, 2	2003-08-19
Method and apparatus for implementing adaptive reordering of data recovery procedure steps in a disk drive App 20030151837 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-08-14
Method and apparatus for implementing intelligent spin-up for a disk drive App 20030147169 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-08-07
System and method for detecting displacement of disk drive heads on micro actuators due to contact with disks Grant 6,600,622 - Smith July 29, 2	2003-07-29
Combined magnetic data and burnish head for magnetic recording Grant 6,600,635 - Smith July 29, 2	2003-07-29
Mobile client-based station communication based on relative geographical position information Grant 6,597,906 - Van Leeuwen , et al. July 22, 2	2003-07-22
Method and apparatus for in situ detection of high-flying sliders over customer data App 20030123171 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-07-03
System and method for calibrating and controlling the internal pressure of a hard disk drive Grant 6,587,301 - Smith July 1, 2	2003-07-01
Virtual signs for improving information communicated to the automotive driver Grant 6,587,755 - Smith , et al. July 1, 2	2003-07-01
Adaptive event-based predictive failure analysis measurements in a hard disk drive App 20030112538 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-06-19
Shroud for disk drive with particulate filter elements App 20030107839 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-06-12
Self-monitoring storage device using neural networks Grant 6,574,754 - Smith June 3, 2	2003-06-03
Method and apparatus for managing a heterogeneous data storage system Grant 6,571,310 - Ottesen , et al. May 27, 2	2003-05-27
Contamination control on actuator arms in a disk drive App 20030090842 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-05-15
Location tracking of individuals in physical spaces Grant 6,563,423 - Smith May 13, 2	2003-05-13
System and method for estimating a frequency of slider airbearing resonance App 20030086194 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-05-08
Generation of a fixed angular disk position index in a DASD using a sensorless spindle motor Grant 6,560,054 - Ottesen , et al. May 6, 2	2003-05-06
Generation of higher-order harmonic sine and cosine sequences by indexing a first-order sine/cosine table Grant 6,556,371 - Ottesen , et al. April 29, 2	2003-04-29
Method and apparatus for operating vehicle mounted disk drive storage device Grant 6,546,456 - Smith , et al. April 8, 2	2003-04-08
Adaptive dual-frequency notch filter App 20030058558 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-03-27
Hybrid connector assembly for electrical conductors and fiber optic data conductors Grant 6,533,466 - Smith March 18, 2	2003-03-18
Method and apparatus for managing soft error recovery in a disk drive data storage device App 20030051097 - Ottesen, Hal Hjallmar ; et al.	2003-03-13
Emergency vehicle locator and proximity warning system Grant 6,529,831 - Smith , et al. March 4, 2	2003-03-04
Servo format for disk drive data storage devices App 20030039047 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-02-27
Method and apparatus for determining track identity from abbreviated track identifying data in a disk drive data storage device App 20030035239 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2003-02-20
Method and apparatus for identifying spindle imbalance in a hard disk drive App 20030030936 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-02-13
Method and apparatus for implementing an in-situ digital harmonic computation facility for direct access storage device (DASD) Grant 6,519,102 - Smith , et al. February 11, 2	2003-02-11
Method and apparatus for improved PES demodulation in the presence of thermal asperities App 20030026035 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2003-02-06
System and method for gracefully relinquishing a computer hard disk drive from imminent catastrophic failure App 20030026019 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-02-06
Integral flush shock mount App 20030015639 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-01-23
Method and apparatus for predictive failure analysis technique for head crashes in hard drives using mechanical sway mode detection App 20030016462 - Gong, Karl ; et al.	2003-01-23
Method and apparatus for evaluating a head-disk interface condition for disk drives App 20030007268 - Smith, Gordon James	2003-01-09
Method of burnishing a burnishable rear pad slider in a disk drive App 20020197936 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-12-26
In-situ envelope detection system for magnetic recording App 20020191314 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-12-19
Method and disk drive for enhanced performance in the presence of stationary PES outliers App 20020191325 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2002-12-19
Head modulation detection App 20020191313 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-12-19
Apparatus and method for cooling a wearable electronic device App 20020186535 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2002-12-12
Method and apparatus for providing a pay-at-delivery interface to a driver of a vehichle App 20020188506 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-12-12
Radial positioning of data to improve hard disk drive reliability App 20020186492 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-12-12
Dedicated disk burnishing zones for burnishing magnetic recording sliders Grant 6,493,184 - Smith December 10, 2	2002-12-10
Customer guidance system for retail store App 20020178013 - Hoffman, Beth Louise ; et al.	2002-11-28
System and method for communicating with customers App 20020178018 - Gillis, Donald Ray ; et al.	2002-11-28
Power savings method and apparatus for disk drives App 20020171966 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-11-21
Method for maintaining remotely accessible information on personal digital devices App 20020174110 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-11-21
Method and apparatus for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device using variable spindle velocity App 20020167745 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-11-14
Method and apparatus for estimating the flyheight of an airbearing slider in a storage device App 20020145818 - Brannon, James Hammond ; et al.	2002-10-10
Disk drive control for improving the operation of a computer subjected to motion App 20020144034 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-10-03
Method and apparatus for determining the tribology for a head/disk interface App 20020141090 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-10-03
Adaptive actuator radial positioning to extend magnetic disk drive longevity App 20020135922 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-09-26
Storage disk having surface profile variations patterned to reduce slider airbearing modulation App 20020131186 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-09-19
Combined magnetic data and burnish head for magnetic recording App 20020126416 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-09-12
Location tracking of individuals in physical spaces App 20020121979 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-09-05
Method and system for automatically monitoring and rewarding the performance of support personnel in a remote service center App 20020123925 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-09-05
Method and apparatus for enhanced, high speed updating and storing of E-commerce orders in a server App 20020120524 - Smith, Gordon James ; et al.	2002-08-29
System and method for enabling users of gaming activities to automate their tax deductible and charitable contributions App 20020111815 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-08-15
Method and apparatus for positioning a transducer using a phase difference in surface profile variations on a storage medium App 20020101680 - Ottesen, Hal Hjalmar ; et al.	2002-08-01
Method and system for determining ticket availability App 20020103849 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-08-01
System and method for automatically adjusting merchandise pricing at a service-oriented interface terminal based upon the quantity of users present at the terminal App 20020103769 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-08-01
High speed burnishing of asperities in a disk drive Grant 6,419,551 - Smith July 16, 2	2002-07-16
System and method for measuring absolute transducer-medium clearance using a thermal response of an MR transducer Grant 6,417,981 - Smith July 9, 2	2002-07-09
Adaptive compensation for arm electronics amplification circuitry of a disk drive system Grant 6,415,238 - Ottesen , et al. July 2, 2	2002-07-02
Method and apparatus for detection slider airbearing resonance using SAT P-list data Grant 6,407,874 - Smith , et al. June 18, 2	2002-06-18
Ergonomic safety assist mechanism for handling micro-sized computer hard disk drives App 20020067568 - Smith, Gordon James	2002-06-06
System And Method For Measuring Absolute Transducer-medium Clearance Using A Thermal Response Of An Mr Transducer App 20020054446 - SMITH, GORDON JAMES	2002-05-09
Apparatus and method for detecting defects in data storage devices Grant 6,384,995 - Smith May 7, 2	2002-05-07
System and method for extending the operating life of a magnetoresistive transducer provided in a disk drive system Grant 6,385,000 - Ottesen , et al. May 7, 2	2002-05-07
Preemptive control of a vehicle computer system based on local and environmental sensing Grant 6,349,246 - Smith , et al. February 19, 2	2002-02-19
Method and apparatus for preemptive head crash avoidance in a disk drive Grant 6,344,938 - Smith February 5, 2	2002-02-05
Real-time head-to-disk clearance measuring method and apparatus Grant 6,288,856 - Ottesen , et al. September 11, 2	2001-09-11
Rigid disk surface defect detection and classification Grant 6,281,676 - Ottesen , et al. August 28, 2	2001-08-28
System and method for estimating a frequency of slider airbearing resonance Grant 6,275,345 - Ottesen , et al. August 14, 2	2001-08-14
Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermal response of a magnetoresistive element Grant 6,239,936 - Abraham , et al. May 29, 2	2001-05-29
Apparatus with the method of unique disk identification for magnetic hard disk drives Grant 6,222,697 - Ottesen , et al. April 24, 2	2001-04-24
Method and apparatus for improving a thermal response of a magnetoresistive element Grant 6,195,219 - Smith February 27, 2	2001-02-27
Method and apparatus for preventing cold temperature induced damage in a disk drive Grant 6,169,930 - Blachek , et al. January 2, 2	2001-01-02
In situ method and apparatus for detecting surface defects to identify handling damage in a disk drive Grant 6,154,858 - Ottesen , et al. November 28, 2	2000-11-28
Multiple element transducer for magnetic recording Grant 6,104,562 - Ottesen , et al. August 15, 2	2000-08-15
System and method for detecting head-to-disk contact in-situ a direct access storage device using a position error signal Grant 6,097,559 - Ottesen , et al. August 1, 2	2000-08-01
Enhanced movement detection arrangement Grant 6,054,922 - Smith April 25, 2	2000-04-25
Method for optimization of seek and settle performance in hard disk drives Grant 6,031,683 - Iverson , et al. February 29, 2	2000-02-29
Adaptive and in-situ load/unload damage estimation and compensation Grant 5,973,870 - Boutaghou , et al. October 26, 1	1999-10-26
Method and apparatus for detecting handling damage in a disk drive Grant 5,935,261 - Blachek , et al. August 10, 1	1999-08-10
Removal of raised irregularities on a data storage disk with controlled abrasion by a magnetoresistive head Grant 5,880,899 - Blachek , et al. March 9, 1	1999-03-09
Method and apparatus for evasive maneuvering to keep DASD heads away from protruding surface defects Grant 5,870,241 - Ottesen , et al. February 9, 1	1999-02-09