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Raymond Pavlak Jr. is an inventor based in Shrewsbury, MA (US), known for his contributions in the field of disk drive technology. With one patent to his name, his innovation focuses on detecting a thermal asperity condition of a disk drive head in response to data value transitions.
In his patent, Raymond Pavlak Jr. describes methods for detecting a thermal asperity condition of a head in a disk drive. The head is responsible for generating a read signal by reading data on a rotating data storage disk. The read signal consists of a data component and a thermal component. By comparing the read signal to a thermal asperity threshold, an excessive level of the thermal component can be detected as a thermal asperity condition of the head.
One significant aspect of Raymond Pavlak Jr.'s invention is the variation of the thermal asperity threshold in response to the rate of occurrence of data value transitions in the data component of the read signal. The patent suggests that increasing the thermal asperity threshold in response to a decrease in the rate of occurrence of data value transitions, and decreasing it in response to an increase in the rate of occurrence, improves the sensitivity and accuracy of the thermal asperity detector. This allows for the detection of lower level thermal asperity conditions with greater precision.
Raymond Pavlak Jr. is affiliated with MAXTOR CORPORATION, a renowned company in the field of data storage solutions. MAXTOR CORPORATION, which specializes in manufacturing hard disk drives, benefits from the innovative contributions of inventors like Raymond Pavlak Jr. His work alongside notable colleagues such as Jinghuan Chen and Jingfeng Liu further showcases the collaborative effort within the company to drive advancements in disk drive technology.
With his patent and association with MAXTOR CORPORATION, Raymond Pavlak Jr. has made significant contributions to the innovation landscape in disk drive technology. His invention and the ongoing work happening at MAXTOR CORPORATION continue to shape the future of data storage and drive technological advancements in the field.
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