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John P. Zimmermann

Examiner (ID: 10836, Phone: (571)270-3049 , Office: P/2853 )

Most Active Art Unit
2853
Art Unit(s)
2861, 2853, 2809
Total Applications
897
Issued Applications
694
Pending Applications
84
Abandoned Applications
142

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 10665929 [patent_doc_number] => 20160012073 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-01-14 [patent_title] => 'METHOD OF MANAGING, WRITING, AND READING FILE ON TAPE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/719344 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4206 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14719344 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/719344
Method of managing, writing, and reading file on tape May 21, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10144773 [patent_doc_number] => 09177582 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-11-03 [patent_title] => 'Magnetic disk apparatus and off-tracking detection method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/694422 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8255 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 202 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14694422 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/694422
Magnetic disk apparatus and off-tracking detection method Apr 22, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10617368 [patent_doc_number] => 09336815 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-10 [patent_title] => 'Dynamic write once read many tape cartridge designation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/680929 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4472 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14680929 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/680929
Dynamic write once read many tape cartridge designation Apr 6, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11781561 [patent_doc_number] => 09390759 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-12 [patent_title] => 'Skew estimation for a tape storage device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/679070 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7318 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14679070 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/679070
Skew estimation for a tape storage device Apr 5, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11096225 [patent_doc_number] => 20160293194 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-10-06 [patent_title] => 'IMPLEMENTING DUAL PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT THERMAL FLYHEIGHT CONTROL (TFC) FOR HARD DISK DRIVES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/678906 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 2385 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14678906 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/678906
Implementing dual partially independent thermal flyheight control (TFC) for hard disk drives Apr 2, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11701499 [patent_doc_number] => 09691421 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Writing spirals with accurate slope on a disk drive media' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/675458 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6863 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 175 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14675458 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/675458
Writing spirals with accurate slope on a disk drive media Mar 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12047099 [patent_doc_number] => 09824708 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-21 [patent_title] => 'Spiral write launch while servoing on reference guide spirals' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/675482 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5382 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 109 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14675482 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/675482
Spiral write launch while servoing on reference guide spirals Mar 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10151578 [patent_doc_number] => 09183874 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-11-10 [patent_title] => 'Determining estimated position information of a magnetic recording tape using media thickness estimation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/675564 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10078 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14675564 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/675564
Determining estimated position information of a magnetic recording tape using media thickness estimation Mar 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11701498 [patent_doc_number] => 09691420 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Disc device, controlling device and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/600790 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4138 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14600790 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/600790
Disc device, controlling device and method Mar 29, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10624146 [patent_doc_number] => 09343094 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-17 [patent_title] => 'Data storage device filtering burst correction values before downsampling the burst correction values' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/669724 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3996 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14669724 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/669724
Data storage device filtering burst correction values before downsampling the burst correction values Mar 25, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10624155 [patent_doc_number] => 09343102 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-17 [patent_title] => 'Data storage device employing a phase offset to generate power from a spindle motor during a power failure' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/668940 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3207 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14668940 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/668940
Data storage device employing a phase offset to generate power from a spindle motor during a power failure Mar 24, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10638168 [patent_doc_number] => 09355676 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-31 [patent_title] => 'Data storage device controlling amplitude and phase of driving voltage to generate power from a spindle motor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/668949 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3120 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14668949 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/668949
Data storage device controlling amplitude and phase of driving voltage to generate power from a spindle motor Mar 24, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11802074 [patent_doc_number] => 09542963 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-01-10 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus to detect and mitigate contamination between a read/write head and a recording medium' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/661522 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 4409 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14661522 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/661522
Method and apparatus to detect and mitigate contamination between a read/write head and a recording medium Mar 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11452948 [patent_doc_number] => 09576597 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-21 [patent_title] => 'Disk drive sensor selection' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/656348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4511 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 49 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14656348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/656348
Disk drive sensor selection Mar 11, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10377592 [patent_doc_number] => 20150262599 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-09-17 [patent_title] => 'SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/645314 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 35373 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14645314 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/645314
Semiconductor integrated circuit and operating method for the same Mar 10, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10525308 [patent_doc_number] => 09251825 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Backward compatible head for quasi-static tilted reading and/or recording' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/645350 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 12790 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14645350 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/645350
Backward compatible head for quasi-static tilted reading and/or recording Mar 10, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10118391 [patent_doc_number] => 09153279 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-10-06 [patent_title] => 'Magnetic tape control apparatus, recording medium storing a control program, and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/636318 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7417 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 87 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14636318 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/636318
Magnetic tape control apparatus, recording medium storing a control program, and method Mar 2, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10779746 [patent_doc_number] => 20160125902 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-05 [patent_title] => 'MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/637008 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10867 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14637008 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/637008
MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Mar 2, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12214628 [patent_doc_number] => 09911443 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Aligned shingled writing for magnetic recording media and media having shingle edge positioned tracks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/634669 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 15556 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14634669 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/634669
Aligned shingled writing for magnetic recording media and media having shingle edge positioned tracks Feb 26, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11489208 [patent_doc_number] => 09595280 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-14 [patent_title] => 'Hard disk drive head-disk interface dithering' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/633126 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5469 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14633126 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/633126
Hard disk drive head-disk interface dithering Feb 25, 2015 Issued
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