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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Terastor Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 47

% Expired Patents = 6.4

Forward Citations = 437

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36 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Roger A Hajjar (15 out of 91 patents)

Gordon R Knight (9 out of 10 patents)

Amit Jain (9 out of 19 patents)

4. Alan Claude Burroughs (8 out of 21 patents)

5. Scot Clifford Fairchild (7 out of 15 patents)

6. Brian T Bonn (7 out of 10 patents)

7. Vlad Joseph Novotny (6 out of 82 patents)

8. John S Berg (6 out of 24 patents)

9. Brian Tremaine (5 out of 21 patents)

10. David Kindler (4 out of 16 patents)

11. Warren Dalziel (4 out of 9 patents)

12. Yung-Chieh Hsieh (3 out of 41 patents)

13. Guolin Ma (3 out of 16 patents)

14. David Buswell (3 out of 3 patents)

15. John Al-Samarrie (3 out of 3 patents)

Core Competencies:

Optical Storage Devices

Near-Field Optical Recording

Magneto-Optical Medium

Disk Drive Mechanisms

Laser Driver

Head Cleaning

Cartridge Systems

Electrostatic Charge Reduction

Multilayer Optical Medium

Beam Focusing

Positioning Elements

Magnetic Field Modulation

47 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 6826928 - Methods for positioning and bonding elements in substrates (2004-12-07),

2. 6776176 - Applications of acoustic waves in data storage devices (2004-08-17),

3. 6724694 - Disk mastering based on near-field optical systems (2004-04-20),

4. 6657926 - Magnetic field modulation coil (2003-12-02),

5. 6624978 - Technique for loading and unloading a read/write head by implementing a ramp motion mechanism in a disk drive (2003-09-23),

6. 6608808 - Pseudo telecentric optical storage system (2003-08-19),

7. 6603713 - Optical disk drives with thermomagnetic writing and magnetoresistive reading (2003-08-05),

8. 6587427 - Magneto-optical recording medium (2003-07-01),

9. 6583951 - Shuttle motion mechanism (2003-06-24),

10. 6580675 - Laser driver for an optical recording system (2003-06-17),

11. 6577575 - Head cleaning in Optical disk drives (2003-06-10),

12. 6560192 - Method and apparatus for dampening disk vibrations (2003-05-06),

13. 6545969 - Monolithic optical head (2003-04-08),

14. 6544716 - Multilayer optical medium for near-field optical recording and reading (2003-04-08),

15. 6522617 - Optical head with monolithic layer for optical storage (2003-02-18),

Company Overview

Terastor Corporation, based in San Jose, CA, specializes in advanced optical storage systems and data storage devices. The company focuses on innovative technologies such as near-field optical recording and magneto-optical recording, which enhance data retrieval and storage efficiency. Terastor also excels in optical head design and disk drive mechanisms, contributing to the evolution of data storage solutions. Their expertise extends to acoustic wave applications and thermomagnetic writing, positioning them as a key player in the optical storage industry.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

47 Patents

#194 in San Jose, CA

#1,752 in California

#7,437 in US

#14,821 in the World

San Jose, CA, United States of America

Terastor Corporation

Forward Citations = 437

36 inventors:

Roger A Hajjar (15 out of 91 patents)

Gordon R Knight (9 out of 10 patents)

Amit Jain (9 out of 19 patents)

4. Alan Claude Burroughs (8 out of 21 patents)

5. Scot Clifford Fairchild (7 out of 15 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Terastor Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/terastor

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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