Inventor profile of:

BERNHARD E. KNIGGE

City:

SAN JOSE, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

52

Last publication date:

2026-03-10

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Recent patent applications by KNIGGE BERNHARD E.

BERNHARD E. KNIGGE from SAN JOSE, US has applied for patents for these inventions. The list has both pending applications and granted patents:

#1 | 2026-03-10
US18961861
Physics

Smear height detection and measurement in a data storage device

#2 | 2025-05-15
US20250157495A1
Physics

DIFFERENTIAL SENSE OF EMBEDDED CONTACT SENSOR (ECS) AND NEAR-FIELD TEMPERATURE SENSOR (NTS) UTILIZING CHOPPING AMPLIFIER

#3 | 2025-01-07
US18412710
Physics

Laser mode hop compensation using multi-sector feedback in heat assisted magnetic recording

#4 | 2024-12-24
US18490225
Physics

Pole tip recession compensation by dual heater ratio optimization in a hard disk drive

#5 | 2024-09-12
US20240304214A1
Physics

Data storage device with write protection and guaranteed rapid write verification in energy-assisted recording (EAR)

#6 | 2024-05-30
US20240177735A1
Physics

Data storage device with mapping and mitigation of laser mode hop effects in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR)

#7 | 2024-05-30
US20240175765A1
Physics

Alternating-bias signal resistance detection for resistive temperature detectors in disk drives

#8 | 2024-02-01
US20240038260A1
Physics

Adaptive dual heater mode for hard disk drive

#9 | 2024-01-04
US20240005957A1
Physics

Continuous dual path resistance detection for resistive temperature detectors in disk drives

#10 | 2024-01-04
US20240003750A1
Physics

Alternating-bias signal resistance detection for resistive temperature detectors in disk drives

#11 | 2023-11-16
US20230367667A1
Physics

Machine learning supplemented storage device inspections

#12 | 2017-10-10
US15614939
Physics

Data storage device detecting minimum stable fly height of a head over a disk

#13 | 2015-10-06
US13770885
Physics

Lubricants comprising fluorinated graphene nanoribbons for magnetic recording media structure

#14 | 2015-05-26
US13794771
Physics

Disk drive measuring fly height by applying a bias voltage to an electrically insulated write component of a head

#15 | 2015-04-07
US14335724
Physics

Data storage device calibrating fly height actuator based on read mode touchdown resistance of touchdown sensor

#16 | 2015-03-03
US13657016
Physics

Disk drive detecting head touchdown by applying DC+AC control signal to fly height actuator

#17 | 2014-12-30
US13922417
Physics

Disk drive generating feed-forward fly height control based on temperature sensitive fly height sensor

#18 | 2014-08-21
US20140234666A1
Physics

LUBRICANTS COMPRISING PFPE TERMINATED WITH BENZENE OR FUNCTIONAL BENZENE END GROUPS FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA STRUCTURE

#19 | 2013-12-03
US13610157
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Systems and methods for reducing condensation along a slider air bearing surface in energy assisted magnetic recording

#20 | 2012-11-27
US12727154
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Disk drive detecting positive correlation in fly height measurements

#21 | 2012-04-19
US20120092793A1
Physics

Patterned structure in a storage media

#22 | 2011-11-15
US12727166
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Disk drive adjusting fly height when calibrating head/disk contact

#23 | 2011-06-30
US20110157740A1
Physics

Fly-height management in a hard disk drive (HDD)

#24 | 2011-06-30
US20110157739A1
Physics

Negative biasing a slider with respect to a disk to reduce slider wear and provide burnish rate control

#25 | 2011-06-30
US20110157736A1
Physics

Integrating control of slider bias potential, touch-down detection and fly-height determination in a HDD

#26 | 2011-06-23
US20110149428A1
Physics

Slider fly-height control in a hard disk drive

#27 | 2011-06-09
US20110134557A1
Physics

Real time monitoring inconsistent operations in a hard disk drive

#28 | 2011-04-21
US20110090596A1
Physics

Integrated half coil structure for write assist of high coercivity media

#29 | 2011-04-21
US20110090584A1
Physics

Signaling method and apparatus for write assist of high coercivity media using integrated half coil

#30 | 2011-03-29
US12780075
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Disk drive employing comb filter for repeatable fly height compensation

#31 | 2010-06-10
US20100142072A1
Physics

Methods for depositing lubricant onto disks and systems thereof

#32 | 2010-02-09
US12212739
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Method and system for pre-contact detection and active damping of air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive

#33 | 2009-11-19
US20090284869A1
Physics

Compliant air bearing slider

#34 | 2009-07-02
US20090168221A1
Physics

Method and system for detecting a change in a rotational velocity of a magnetic disk or a spindle coupled to the magnetic disk

#35 | 2009-06-11
US20090147404A1
Physics

Magnetic performance of a magnetic transducer operating within a hard disk drive

#36 | 2009-03-24
US11965637
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Multivariate head-to-disk contact detection

#37 | 2009-03-05
US20090061735A1
Performing operations; transporting

Systems and methods for in-situ recording head burnishing

#38 | 2008-11-20
US20080286700A1
Physics

High resolution patterning of surface energy utilizing high resolution monomolecular resist for fabrication of patterned media masters

#39 | 2008-07-03
US20080158715A1
Physics

Electrostatic fly-height control

#40 | 2008-07-03
US20080158704A1
Physics

Enabling intermittent contact recording on-demand

#41 | 2008-04-15
US11288604
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Method of feedback control for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive slider

#42 | 2007-11-15
US20070264833A1
Physics

High resolution patterning of surface energy utilizing high resolution monomolecular resist for fabrication of patterned media masters

#43 | 2007-10-11
US20070236838A1
Physics

Proximity recording slider with high air bearing damping in and out of contact

#44 | 2007-10-02
US11289093
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Method of feedback control for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive slider

#45 | 2007-05-08
US11289037
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Feedback control mechanism for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive slider

#46 | 2007-03-20
US11289105
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Feedback control mechanism for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive slider

#47 | 2006-12-21
US20060285243A1
Physics

Measurement of slider body clearance in a magnetic disk drive using positive and negative electrical pulses

#48 | 2006-12-21
US20060285242A1
Physics

Disk drive with localized clearance and contact potential measurement capability

#49 | 2006-12-21
US20060284620A1
Physics

Simultaneous measurement of contact potential and slider body clearance in a magnetic disk drive

#50 | 2006-01-05
US20060002001A1
Physics

Measurement of slider clearance by inducing collision of the slider with disk surface

#51 | 2005-12-08
US20050270684A1
Physics

Method and system for determining contact potential in a hard disk drive

#52 | 2005-01-20
US20050013040A1
Physics

Disk drive head with radially spaced read and write elements on respective protrusion pads

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