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INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
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Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier Reproducing by magnetic means Record carriers therefor
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Fluid-dynamic spacing of heads form record-carriers
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Pole tip recession compensation by dual heater ratio optimization i...
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12,176,015
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Dec 24, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bernhard E. Knigge
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System and method for disk drive fly height measurement
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12,170,103
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Dec 17, 2024
Paolo Pulici
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Short on wafer laser for heat assisted magnetic recording
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12,170,102
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Dec 17, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Reyad Mehfuz
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System and method for disk drive fly height measurement
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12,165,680
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Dec 10, 2024
STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Enrico Sentieri
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Touchdown detection and write-spacing setting in magnetic recording...
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12,165,681
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Dec 10, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Qinghua Zeng
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Local extension of head overcoat with a near-field transducer exten...
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12,159,654
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Dec 3, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Mehdi Habibollahzadeh
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Data storage device with mapping and mitigation of laser mode hop e...
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12,154,606
Issue date
Nov 26, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bernhard E. Knigge
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Assist cores for spot size converter for heat assisted magnetic rec...
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12,148,458
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Nov 19, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Norman Nan Shi
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Alternating-bias signal resistance detection for resistive temperat...
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12,140,485
Issue date
Nov 12, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John T. Contreras
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Magnetic disk device
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12,112,779
Issue date
Oct 8, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Toru Watanabe
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Laser feedback suppressor for heat-assisted magnetic recording
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12,106,771
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Oct 1, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Aidan Dominic Goggin
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Energy-assisted magnetic recording data storage device with average...
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12,100,432
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Sep 24, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Aiko Sakoguchi
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HAMR read-write head with coupler and waveguide
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12,087,338
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Sep 10, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Christopher Neil Harvey
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Circuit for biasing an external resistive sensor
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12,073,860
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Aug 27, 2024
STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Dario Livornesi
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with main pole having...
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12,057,149
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Aug 6, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Takuya Matsumoto
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Active spacing control for contactless tape recording
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12,051,453
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Jul 30, 2024
L2 Drive Inc.
Karim Kaddeche
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Magnetic disk device
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12,027,189
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Jul 2, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Takao Furuhashi
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Tapered bi-layer near field transducer for heat-assisted magnetic r...
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12,014,758
Issue date
Jun 18, 2024
Headway Technologies, Inc.
Weihao Xu
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Continuous dual path resistance detection for resistive temperature...
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11,961,542
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Apr 16, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John Contreras
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Slider air bearing designs with side blocker for contamination robu...
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11,942,124
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Mar 26, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Yong Hu
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Single-grain near-field transducer and process for forming same
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11,935,567
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Mar 19, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Michael Christopher Kautzky
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Slider with bond pad arrangements
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11,935,569
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Mar 19, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
James Gary Wessel
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with an integrated photodiode
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11,908,499
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Feb 20, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Mark Gubbins
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording head near-field transducer with a...
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11,900,963
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Feb 13, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Yuhang Cheng
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Self-aligned hybrid near field transducer with single peg grain
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11,894,031
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Feb 6, 2024
Headway Technologies, Inc.
Xuhui Jin
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Magnetic disk device and control method of magnetic disk device
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11,887,634
Issue date
Jan 30, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Toru Watanabe
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Heat treatment of NFT and surrounding material
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11,881,230
Issue date
Jan 23, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Sukumar Rajauria
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Determining fly height using readback signal distortion
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11,881,239
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Jan 23, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Walter R. Eppler
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with a bilayer adhesion struc...
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11,875,826
Issue date
Jan 16, 2024
Seagate Technology LLC
Michael C Kautzky
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Alternating-bias signal resistance detection for resistive temperat...
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11,874,182
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Jan 16, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John Contreras
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HARD DISK DRIVE IDLE SWEEP FOR THERMAL ASPERITY AVOIDANCE
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20240428829
Publication date
Dec 26, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Shuntaro Takeuchi
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LOCAL EXTENSION OF HEAD OVERCOAT WITH A NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER EXTEN...
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20240404551
Publication date
Dec 5, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Mehdi HABIBOLLAHZADEH
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ACTIVE SPACING CONTROL FOR CONTACTLESS TAPE RECORDING
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20240386912
Publication date
Nov 21, 2024
L2 Drive Inc.
Karim Kaddeche
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Magneto-Resistive Reader Utilizing Read Shields To Maintain Referen...
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20240371401
Publication date
Nov 7, 2024
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Bernard Dieny
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USE OF COMMON HEAD SLIDER FOR DIFFERENT RPM HARD DISK DRIVES
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20240371403
Publication date
Nov 7, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Yanning Liu
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DISK DEVICE
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20240321308
Publication date
Sep 26, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Toru Watanabe
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MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE
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20240321307
Publication date
Sep 26, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Toru Watanabe
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MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE
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20240321305
Publication date
Sep 26, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Masaya OHTAKE
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ENERGY-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH AVERAGE...
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20240321306
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Sep 26, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Aiko Sakoguchi
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DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH WRITE PROTECTION AND GUARANTEED RAPID WRIT...
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20240304214
Publication date
Sep 12, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bernd Lamberts
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Tapered Bi-Layer Near Field Transducer For Heat-Assisted Magnetic R...
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20240296866
Publication date
Sep 5, 2024
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Weihao Xu
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FLUORINATED MEDIA LUBRICANTS WITH REDUCED HYDROCARBON FRACTION FOR...
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20240240097
Publication date
Jul 18, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Xingliang He
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HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING (HAMR) WRITE HEAD WITH ENHANCED ST...
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20240233757
Publication date
Jul 11, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Sung Hun Wee
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SINGLE-GRAIN NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER AND PROCESS FOR FORMING SAME
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20240185882
Publication date
Jun 6, 2024
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Michael Christopher Kautzky
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DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH MAPPING AND MITIGATION OF LASER MODE HOP E...
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20240177735
Publication date
May 30, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bernhard E. Knigge
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ALTERNATING-BIAS SIGNAL RESISTANCE DETECTION FOR RESISTIVE TEMPERAT...
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20240175765
Publication date
May 30, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
John T. Contreras
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ROTATING ELECTROMAGNET FOR REMOVABLE DISK CLAMP
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20240161776
Publication date
May 16, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Jim Malina
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HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING (HAMR) HEAD WITH MAIN POLE HAVING...
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20240161777
Publication date
May 16, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Takuya Matsumoto
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HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING (HAMR) WRITE HEAD WITH ENHANCED ST...
Publication number
20240135964
Publication date
Apr 25, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Sung Hun Wee
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HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD WITH AN INTEGRATED PHOTODIODE
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20240112696
Publication date
Apr 4, 2024
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Mark Anthony Gubbins
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MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE
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20240096362
Publication date
Mar 21, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Takao Furuhashi
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HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER WITH A...
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20240096369
Publication date
Mar 21, 2024
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Yuhang Cheng
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MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE
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20240096361
Publication date
Mar 21, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Yuugo TANNO
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LASER FEEDBACK SUPPRESSOR FOR HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING
Publication number
20240013806
Publication date
Jan 11, 2024
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Aidan Dominic Goggin
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISK DRIVE FLY HEIGHT MEASUREMENT
Publication number
20240005956
Publication date
Jan 4, 2024
STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Paolo Pulici
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HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER WITH A...
Publication number
20230410843
Publication date
Dec 21, 2023
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Yuhang Cheng
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CIRCUIT FOR BIASING AN EXTERNAL RESISTIVE SENSOR
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20230386514
Publication date
Nov 30, 2023
STMicroelectronics S.r.l
Dario Livornesi
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MTJ DEVICE PERFORMANCE BY ADDING STRESS MODULATION LAYER TO MTJ DEV...
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20230371398
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Nov 16, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Jesmin Haq
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MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE
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20230306992
Publication date
Sep 28, 2023
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Toru Watanabe
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SLIDER WITH BOND PAD ARRANGEMENTS
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20230230615
Publication date
Jul 20, 2023
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
James Gary Wessel
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