Patents
Patents for G11B 21 - Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing (20,963)
01/1988
01/26/1988CA1232065A1 Method and apparatus for positioning transducers by digital conversion of analog-type signals
01/19/1988US4720756 Apparatus for the positioning of objects having a low mass and a method of assembly thereof
01/19/1988US4720754 Digitally responsive system for positioning a transducer of a storage apparatus
01/19/1988US4719692 Method of manufacturing a magnetic head assembly
01/12/1988CA1231443A1 Vertically loading head module for magnetic disk drive
01/07/1988EP0251762A2 Servo gain compensation in a disc drive
01/07/1988EP0251601A2 Optical data recording/reproducing apparatus
01/07/1988EP0250763A1 Differental summing amplifier for inputs having large common mode signals
01/05/1988US4718051 Optical beam tracking system for use in optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus
01/05/1988US4718050 Optical scanner and reader for information contained in light reflected from moving optical records
01/05/1988US4717978 Screw shaft adjustment means for a magnetic disk drive unit
01/05/1988US4716776 Rotary to linear converter with lead screw
01/05/1988CA1231173A1 Helical band drive for disc storage apparatus
12/1987
12/29/1987US4716558 Record disc addressing apparatus
12/29/1987US4716557 Apparatus for information retrieval from an optically readable storage disc
12/29/1987US4716482 Head actuator limit stop assembly for a disk memory drive
12/29/1987US4716481 Recording and/or reproducing apparatus having an imposed head shifting feature
12/29/1987US4716480 Carriage latch for a disc drive
12/29/1987US4716479 Magnetic disk head opening mechanism with an expanded opening range
12/29/1987US4716478 Two point attachment with single point clamping for connecting the arm stack to the actuator member in a disc memory drive
12/23/1987EP0250138A1 Servo system for a hard disk drive
12/23/1987EP0249995A1 Head positioning system for floppy disk drives
12/23/1987EP0249653A2 Reading device for the optical scanning of information recorded on a moving disc-shaped carrier
12/22/1987US4714971 Method and apparatus for reproducing signals having improved rotary head tracking control
12/22/1987US4714970 Reproducing apparatus having recording speed discriminating system
12/22/1987US4714866 Rate-of-change signal generator using sampling techniques
12/16/1987EP0249458A2 Method of accessing data recorded on a disk at a high speed
12/16/1987EP0249062A2 Disk drive actuator velocity limiting circuit
12/16/1987EP0249020A2 Adaptative control technique for a dynamic system
12/15/1987US4713707 Tracking mount for a contactless recording and/or reproducing head
12/15/1987US4713706 Device for mounting magnetic head
12/15/1987US4713703 Information recording and reproducing apparatus
12/09/1987EP0248536A2 Methods of and apparatus for seeking a target address on a record medium
12/09/1987EP0248444A2 Tracking servo system for an information recording disc player
12/09/1987EP0248092A1 Method for monitoring the performance of the head-disc-interface and device for preventing data losses due to magnetic head-disc-interferences
12/08/1987CA1230177A1 Head moving apparatus using stepping motor
12/02/1987EP0247453A2 Magnetic disk drive apparatus or system
12/02/1987EP0247339A2 Servo gain compensation in a disc drive
12/02/1987EP0247219A1 Direct access storage unit
12/02/1987EP0247068A1 Disk drive control system
12/01/1987US4710909 Phase compensation apparatus for an optical information recording and reproducing system
12/01/1987US4710836 Magnetic head
12/01/1987US4710835 Magnetic head driving mechanism for tape player
12/01/1987US4710834 Apparatus for positioning a magnetic disk read head with pulse operated detent magnet
12/01/1987US4710833 Floppy disk r/w head assembly
12/01/1987US4710832 Tracking system for rotary magnetic recording medium using weighted sampled track values
12/01/1987US4710831 Loading and unloading system for flexible disc drive apparatus
12/01/1987US4710687 Seek operation control apparatus
11/1987
11/26/1987DE3716778A1 Fixed magnetic-disc device
11/25/1987EP0246705A1 Methods of and apparatus for recording an information signal
11/25/1987EP0246375A1 Head/arm assembly and rotary access mechanism for a disk file
11/24/1987US4709285 Head assemblies mounted for optimum contact with a flexible magnetic disk
11/24/1987US4709175 Linear pulse motor
11/24/1987US4709174 Magnetic pole pieces for using in linear pulse motor
11/19/1987EP0245303A1 Detection and amplification circuit
11/17/1987US4707817 Method of generating tracking servo signal for optical disc playback apparatus
11/17/1987US4707753 Disk drive head access mechanism
11/17/1987US4707733 Information signal recording disc comprising a connected region formed between parallel program recorded and single program recorded regions, and reproducing apparatus therefor
11/17/1987CA1229409A1 Flexible disk drive optimized for automated manufacture
11/11/1987EP0244980A2 Rate-of-change signal generator and method using sampling techniques
11/10/1987US4706234 Head feed control apparatus
11/10/1987US4706142 Magnetic disk apparatus
11/04/1987EP0243973A2 Compact disk drive
11/04/1987EP0243821A2 A servo control system for a data recording disk file
11/04/1987EP0243729A2 Method and apparatus for eliminating apparent offset in the servo code in a magnetic disc drive
11/04/1987EP0243466A1 Apparatus and method for damping head positioners for disk drives.
11/03/1987US4704646 Twist preventing mechanism for leaf hinge spring in a magnetic head assembly
10/1987
10/28/1987EP0242597A2 Micro mechanical actuation of a transducer head on a slider
10/28/1987CN87102769A Optical record carrier and apparatus for reading record carrier
10/27/1987US4703468 Optical disc tracking servo circuit having compensation for disc defects and external disturbances
10/27/1987US4703377 Thermal compensation for disk drive carriage assembly
10/27/1987US4703376 Apparatus for loading and retracting magnetic head in a disk drive
10/27/1987US4703367 Recording disk data playback apparatus
10/27/1987US4702101 Apparatus and method for testing the calibration of a hard disk substrate tester
10/21/1987EP0241978A1 Optical record carrier and apparatus for reading the record carrier
10/21/1987EP0241515A1 Transducer positioning mechanism
10/20/1987US4701902 Automatic loading disc player
10/20/1987US4701898 Method and apparatus for locating a selected track on a record disc
10/20/1987CA1228421A1 Apparatus for reproducing information from a disc- shaped optically readable record carrier
10/20/1987CA1228418A1 Disk file servo control system with fast reduction of repeatable head position error
10/14/1987EP0240745A2 Disk drive servo techniques
10/13/1987US4700251 Head carriage moving mechanism of disk recording reproducing device
10/13/1987US4700250 Structure for fixing floating type magnetic head to gimbal spring
10/13/1987US4700246 Disk drive with isolated voice coil motor magnet
10/13/1987US4700244 Process and system for compensating for information shifts on disc storage media
10/13/1987US4700095 Construction for installing a stepping motor of a floppy disk drive unit
10/06/1987US4698798 Device for translating a slide
10/06/1987US4698796 Disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus with compensation for extraneous force during track jump
10/06/1987US4698795 Tracking servo device
10/06/1987US4698710 Stepping motor for a belt drive head travelling mechanism for a floppy disk drive
10/06/1987US4698709 Carrier arrangement for magnetic heads of magnetic disk drive assembly
10/06/1987US4698702 Playback apparatus for rotary recording medium
10/06/1987US4698599 Differential summing amplifier for inputs having large common mode signals
10/06/1987US4698523 Servo data demodulator
10/06/1987US4697467 Rotary to linear converter for use in a flexible magnetic disk drive or the like
10/06/1987CA1227869A1 Track jump control circuit for disk apparatus
09/1987
09/30/1987EP0238832A2 Bearing preload arrangement for a rotary actuator arm stucture in a rotary disc memory drive
09/30/1987EP0238755A1 Video signal recording apparatus
09/30/1987EP0238627A1 Head load mechanism
09/30/1987CN87101767A Converter supporting device