Erhard Theodor Schreck

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San Jose, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Temperature control of a laser diode by applying reverse bias in a...
- Patent number 12,198,737
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
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Near-field transducer (NFT) designs for improved performance of hea...
- Patent number 12,190,908
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
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Managing laser diode cavity thermal transients in HAMR disk drives
- Patent number 12,170,435
- Issue date Dec 17, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
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Information Patent Grant
Preheating laser diodes with reverse bias for HAMR disk drives
- Patent number 12,142,896
- Issue date Nov 12, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Data storage device with enhanced management of laser pre-bias and...
- Patent number 12,046,265
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Guoxiao Guo
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Tape assemblies having flangeless reel configurations and single fl...
- Patent number 12,027,181
- Issue date Jul 2, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Regenerative braking for tape drive
- Patent number 11,978,479
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Full disk serpentine write path for tamper-proof disk drive
- Patent number 11,934,687
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Heat treatment of NFT and surrounding material
- Patent number 11,881,230
- Issue date Jan 23, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
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Preamplifier with read/write power channels
- Patent number 11,735,210
- Issue date Aug 22, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Joey M. Poss
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Long-term spacing compensation for heat assisted magnetic recording
- Patent number 11,715,493
- Issue date Aug 1, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Data timestamp and read counter for magnetic recording devices
- Patent number 11,694,722
- Issue date Jul 4, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Shaomin Xiong
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Tape assemblies having movable reel configurations for magnetic rec...
- Patent number 11,562,769
- Issue date Jan 24, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
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Heat treatment of NFT on heat-assisted magnetic recording device
- Patent number 11,170,814
- Issue date Nov 9, 2021
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording device capable of providing negati...
- Patent number 10,910,007
- Issue date Feb 2, 2021
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Tan Trinh
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Data storage device measuring air bearing resonant frequency to cal...
- Patent number 10,783,913
- Issue date Sep 22, 2020
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Data storage device detecting abnormality with a write assist eleme...
- Patent number 10,699,736
- Issue date Jun 30, 2020
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
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Hard disk drive with write gap conductive structure and dual indepe...
- Patent number 10,650,850
- Issue date May 12, 2020
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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HAMR thermal sensor with fast response time
- Patent number 10,564,053
- Issue date Feb 18, 2020
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- John T. Contreras
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Magnetic storage device with heat-assisted magnetic storage head an...
- Patent number 10,468,071
- Issue date Nov 5, 2019
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Kenji Tasaka
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Method and system for determining slider-disk contact in a magnetic...
- Patent number 10,395,678
- Issue date Aug 27, 2019
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Electromagnetically-shielded near-field transducer thermal sensor f...
- Patent number 10,283,145
- Issue date May 7, 2019
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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HAMR thermal sensor with fast response time
- Patent number 10,175,122
- Issue date Jan 8, 2019
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- John T. Contreras
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Data storage device employing multi-mode sensing circuitry for mult...
- Patent number 10,056,098
- Issue date Aug 21, 2018
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Data storage device gradually decreasing laser power after write op...
- Patent number 9,922,676
- Issue date Mar 20, 2018
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Burst writing for clearance calibration in a heat assisted magnetic...
- Patent number 9,881,641
- Issue date Jan 30, 2018
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sripathi Vangipuram Canchi
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Tunable contact detection sensitivity to directly measure clearance...
- Patent number 9,595,281
- Issue date Mar 14, 2017
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Hard disk drive head-disk interface dithering
- Patent number 9,595,280
- Issue date Mar 14, 2017
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sripathi V Canchi
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Implementing dual partially independent thermal flyheight control (...
- Patent number 9,564,163
- Issue date Feb 7, 2017
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- John Contreras
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Monitoring and controlling the electrochemical wear at the head-dis...
- Patent number 9,460,739
- Issue date Oct 4, 2016
- HGST Netherlands B.V.
- Bruno Marchon
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Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
STEADY STATE LASER DIODE FINGERPRINT MEASUREMENT AND COMPENSATION
- Publication number 20250007238
- Publication date Jan 2, 2025
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
MEASURING LASER DIODE TEMPERATURE AND PREDICTING MODE HOPS USING LA...
- Publication number 20250006220
- Publication date Jan 2, 2025
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar Rajauria
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER (NFT) DESIGNS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF HEA...
- Publication number 20240404556
- Publication date Dec 5, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar RAJAURIA
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
MANAGING LASER DIODE CAVITY THERMAL TRANSIENTS IN HAMR DISK DRIVES
- Publication number 20240332893
- Publication date Oct 3, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT WRITE PROTECTION FOR ENERGY AN...
- Publication number 20240331729
- Publication date Oct 3, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Bernd Lamberts
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Information Patent Application
DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH WRITE PROTECTION AND GUARANTEED RAPID WRIT...
- Publication number 20240304214
- Publication date Sep 12, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Bernd Lamberts
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Information Patent Application
DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF LASER PRE-BIAS AND...
- Publication number 20240221783
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Guoxiao Guo
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Information Patent Application
PREHEATING LASER DIODES WITH REVERSE BIAS FOR HAMR DISK DRIVES
- Publication number 20240170915
- Publication date May 23, 2024
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard Schreck
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Regenerative Braking For Tape Drive
- Publication number 20230410844
- Publication date Dec 21, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard SCHRECK
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Tape Assemblies Having Flangeless Reel Configurations and Single Fl...
- Publication number 20230386517
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard SCHRECK
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Full Disk Serpentine Write Path For Tamper-Proof Disk Drive
- Publication number 20230367506
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Erhard SCHRECK
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING (HAMR) MEDIA WITH DUAL-LAYER MEDIA...
- Publication number 20230238023
- Publication date Jul 27, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Tan Duy Trinh
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Preamplifier with Read/Write Power Channels
- Publication number 20230197108
- Publication date Jun 22, 2023
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Joey M. Poss
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Heat Treatment Of NFT And Surrounding Material
- Publication number 20220005506
- Publication date Jan 6, 2022
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar RAJAURIA
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
HAMR THERMAL SENSOR WITH FAST RESPONSE TIME
- Publication number 20190120705
- Publication date Apr 25, 2019
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- John T. CONTRERAS
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-SHIELDED NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER THERMAL SENSOR F...
- Publication number 20190066725
- Publication date Feb 28, 2019
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sukumar RAJAURIA
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
HAMR THERMAL SENSOR WITH FAST RESPONSE TIME
- Publication number 20170336271
- Publication date Nov 23, 2017
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- John T. CONTRERAS
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
REDUCING CARBONACEOUS SMEAR AT THE NFT AREA ON HAMR HEAD
- Publication number 20170221511
- Publication date Aug 3, 2017
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Qing DAI
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
DETECTION OF READ-WRITE HEAD TOUCHDOWN USING HEAD ACTUATOR
- Publication number 20170213572
- Publication date Jul 27, 2017
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Erhard Schreck
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
TUNABLE CONTACT DETECTION SENSITIVITY TO DIRECTLY MEASURE CLEARANCE...
- Publication number 20170047089
- Publication date Feb 16, 2017
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Sukumar RAJAURIA
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED IN-SITU MONITORING OF HEAD OVERCOAT WEAR FOR...
- Publication number 20170004853
- Publication date Jan 5, 2017
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Sripathi Vangipuram Canchi
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
IMPLEMENTING DUAL PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT THERMAL FLYHEIGHT CONTROL (...
- Publication number 20160293194
- Publication date Oct 6, 2016
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- John Contreras
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Hard Disk Drive Head-Disk Interface Dithering
- Publication number 20160254016
- Publication date Sep 1, 2016
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Sripathi V. Canchi
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR AUDIO CORRECTION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
- Publication number 20160239253
- Publication date Aug 18, 2016
- Matteo Staffaroni
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER ANNEAL FOR HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING
- Publication number 20160125898
- Publication date May 5, 2016
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Shen Ren
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
COMPENSATION OF LASER DIODE INTRODUCED FLYING HEIGHT CHANGES
- Publication number 20150235663
- Publication date Aug 20, 2015
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Sripathi Vangipuram CANCHI
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER HAVING NOTCH DIFFUSION BARRIER
- Publication number 20150221324
- Publication date Aug 6, 2015
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Hamid Balamane
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Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NFT PROTRUSION COMPENSATION
- Publication number 20150199987
- Publication date Jul 16, 2015
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Sripathi Vangipuram CANCHI
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
VAPOR PHASE CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OF MAGNETIC RECORDING DISKS
- Publication number 20150136730
- Publication date May 21, 2015
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Thomas E. Karis
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Information Patent Application
HEAT SINK FOR A SPIN TORQUE OSCILLATOR (STO) IN MICROWAVE ASSISTED...
- Publication number 20150109699
- Publication date Apr 23, 2015
- HGST NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Carl Boone
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Erhard Theodor Schreck

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Temperature control of a laser diode by applying reverse bias in a...

Near-field transducer (NFT) designs for improved performance of hea...

Managing laser diode cavity thermal transients in HAMR disk drives

Preheating laser diodes with reverse bias for HAMR disk drives

Data storage device with enhanced management of laser pre-bias and...

Tape assemblies having flangeless reel configurations and single fl...

Regenerative braking for tape drive

Full disk serpentine write path for tamper-proof disk drive

Heat treatment of NFT and surrounding material

Preamplifier with read/write power channels

Long-term spacing compensation for heat assisted magnetic recording

Data timestamp and read counter for magnetic recording devices

Tape assemblies having movable reel configurations for magnetic rec...

Heat treatment of NFT on heat-assisted magnetic recording device

Heat-assisted magnetic recording device capable of providing negati...

Data storage device measuring air bearing resonant frequency to cal...

Data storage device detecting abnormality with a write assist eleme...

Hard disk drive with write gap conductive structure and dual indepe...

HAMR thermal sensor with fast response time

Magnetic storage device with heat-assisted magnetic storage head an...

Method and system for determining slider-disk contact in a magnetic...

Electromagnetically-shielded near-field transducer thermal sensor f...

HAMR thermal sensor with fast response time

Data storage device employing multi-mode sensing circuitry for mult...

Data storage device gradually decreasing laser power after write op...

Burst writing for clearance calibration in a heat assisted magnetic...

Tunable contact detection sensitivity to directly measure clearance...

Hard disk drive head-disk interface dithering

Implementing dual partially independent thermal flyheight control (...

Monitoring and controlling the electrochemical wear at the head-dis...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

STEADY STATE LASER DIODE FINGERPRINT MEASUREMENT AND COMPENSATION

MEASURING LASER DIODE TEMPERATURE AND PREDICTING MODE HOPS USING LA...

NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER (NFT) DESIGNS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF HEA...

MANAGING LASER DIODE CAVITY THERMAL TRANSIENTS IN HAMR DISK DRIVES

DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT WRITE PROTECTION FOR ENERGY AN...

DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH WRITE PROTECTION AND GUARANTEED RAPID WRIT...

DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF LASER PRE-BIAS AND...

PREHEATING LASER DIODES WITH REVERSE BIAS FOR HAMR DISK DRIVES

Regenerative Braking For Tape Drive

Tape Assemblies Having Flangeless Reel Configurations and Single Fl...

Full Disk Serpentine Write Path For Tamper-Proof Disk Drive

HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING (HAMR) MEDIA WITH DUAL-LAYER MEDIA...

Preamplifier with Read/Write Power Channels

Heat Treatment Of NFT And Surrounding Material

HAMR THERMAL SENSOR WITH FAST RESPONSE TIME

ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-SHIELDED NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER THERMAL SENSOR F...

HAMR THERMAL SENSOR WITH FAST RESPONSE TIME

REDUCING CARBONACEOUS SMEAR AT THE NFT AREA ON HAMR HEAD

DETECTION OF READ-WRITE HEAD TOUCHDOWN USING HEAD ACTUATOR

TUNABLE CONTACT DETECTION SENSITIVITY TO DIRECTLY MEASURE CLEARANCE...

IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED IN-SITU MONITORING OF HEAD OVERCOAT WEAR FOR...

IMPLEMENTING DUAL PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT THERMAL FLYHEIGHT CONTROL (...

Hard Disk Drive Head-Disk Interface Dithering

METHOD FOR AUDIO CORRECTION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES

NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER ANNEAL FOR HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING

COMPENSATION OF LASER DIODE INTRODUCED FLYING HEIGHT CHANGES

NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER HAVING NOTCH DIFFUSION BARRIER

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NFT PROTRUSION COMPENSATION

VAPOR PHASE CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OF MAGNETIC RECORDING DISKS

HEAT SINK FOR A SPIN TORQUE OSCILLATOR (STO) IN MICROWAVE ASSISTED...