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Nita M. Minnifield

Examiner (ID: 7424, Phone: (571)272-0860 , Office: P/1645 )

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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18/467292
Data delay cell for rise time programming in write preamplifier Sep 13, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19610768 [patent_doc_number] => 12159648 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-03 [patent_title] => Bridged T-coil for increased bandwidth in hard disk drive write circuitry [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/462915 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5422 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18462915 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/462915
Bridged T-coil for increased bandwidth in hard disk drive write circuitry Sep 6, 2023 Issued
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18/461140
Magnetic recording/reproducing device Sep 4, 2023 Issued
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18/459321
MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND WRITE PROCESSING METHOD Aug 30, 2023 Abandoned
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18/459202
Magnetic disk device and method of adjusting ATI rewrite count Aug 30, 2023 Issued
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18/459152
Magnetic recording and reproducing device Aug 30, 2023 Issued
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18/454636
Disk device Aug 22, 2023 Issued
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18/236910
Magnetic disk device and control method Aug 21, 2023 Issued
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18/451729
Fast characterization of media-noise-induced repeatable runout Aug 16, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19906282 [patent_doc_number] => 12283293 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-04-22 [patent_title] => Measuring laser diode temperature and predicting mode hops using laser diode resistance [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/447517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 4860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18447517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/447517
Measuring laser diode temperature and predicting mode hops using laser diode resistance Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/447419
System controlled RF signal source architecture with transducer near pole-tip for microwave assisted magnetic recording Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/447401
Preheating laser diodes with reverse bias for HAMR disk drives Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/448007
Maintaining consistent location for spindle interrupts when spindle motor switches modes Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/447440
Multiple-actuator HDD assembly utilizing multiple-preamp architecture with single point termination Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/232458
Data storage device with laser write bias optimization using disk thermal-magnetic response mapping in heat-assisted magnetic recording Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/447989
Managing laser diode cavity thermal transients in HAMR disk drives Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/232145
Energy-assisted magnetic recording data storage device with opportunistic boosted laser pre-biasing Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/232073
Data storage device with adjacent track interference-aware servo trajectories Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/232003
Data storage device with write protection and guaranteed rapid write verification in energy-assisted recording (EAR) Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/232128
Data storage device with enhanced management of laser pre-bias and logic block addressing in heat-assisted magnetic recording Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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