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Nita M. Minnifield

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Most Active Art Unit
1645
Art Unit(s)
1802, 1621, 1817, 1813, 1645
Total Applications
1564
Issued Applications
1017
Pending Applications
126
Abandoned Applications
425

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/241637
Differential Voltage-Mode Driver for Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording Jun 17, 2025 Pending
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19/096736
MAGNETIC TAPE DRIVE, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Mar 31, 2025 Pending
19/103992 Compact Writing and Reading Head for Hyper Speed Data Recording on Ceramic Material Feb 13, 2025 Pending
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19/046244
Preamplifier, disk device, control device, and analysis method Feb 4, 2025 Issued
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19/023600
MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND DOL SETTING METHOD Jan 15, 2025 Pending
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18/983016
Magnetic recording device and a method for manufacturing the same Dec 15, 2024 Issued
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18/982619
Magnetic recording device and magnetic recording system Dec 15, 2024 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20636561 [patent_doc_number] => 12597442 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-04-07 [patent_title] => Estimation and correction of eccentric phonograph record playback in digital audio recordings [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/964691 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-12-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 1133 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 248 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18964691 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/964691
ESTIMATION AND CORRECTION OF ECCENTRIC PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYBACK IN DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDINGS Dec 1, 2024 Pending
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18/957149
Programmable writer overdrive Nov 21, 2024 Issued
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18/955139
Magnetic disk device and method for adjusting head flying height in magnetic disk device Nov 20, 2024 Issued
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18/952399
DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE LOGICAL TRACKS AND RADIUS-INDEPENDENT DATA RATE Nov 18, 2024 Pending
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18/939917
Magnetic disk apparatus and method Nov 6, 2024 Issued
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18/925552
Magnetic disk device Oct 23, 2024 Issued
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18/925917
DISK DEVICE AND DISK DEVICE CONTROL METHOD Oct 23, 2024 Pending
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18/925138
RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR RECORDING INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR READING INFORMATION Oct 23, 2024 Abandoned
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18/923954
Single track isolation in staggered bits magnetic recording Oct 22, 2024 Issued
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18/922977
Heat assisted magnetic recording and reproducing device and adjustment method of the same Oct 21, 2024 Issued
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18/884135
Noncontact communication medium, magnetic tape cartridge, noncontact communication system, operation method of noncontact communication medium, and program Sep 12, 2024 Issued
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18/883964
Magnetic disk device and method of controlling the same Sep 11, 2024 Issued
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18/829782
Magnetic disk device and method Sep 9, 2024 Issued
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