公开(公告)号：US08136389B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US11930439

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Richard Paul Tella ,  George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  Richard R. Workman ,  Storrs Townsend Hoen ,  David Patrick Fromm

发明人： Richard Paul Tella ,  George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  Richard R. Workman ,  Storrs Townsend Hoen ,  David Patrick Fromm

IPC分类号： H01J37/00

CPC分类号： G01Q70/02

摘要： A probe assembly for a scanning probe microscope (SPM), a cartridge for a probe assembly for an SPM, and a method of attaching a probe tip to an SPM are described.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于扫描探针显微镜（SPM）的探针组件，用于SPM的探针组件的盒以及将探针尖附接到SPM的方法。

公开(公告)号：US08126028B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US12059426

申请日：2008-03-31

申请人： George M. Clifford, Jr.

发明人： George M. Clifford, Jr.

IPC分类号： H01S3/02 ,  F16M11/00

CPC分类号： B23K26/0604 ,  B23K26/046 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K26/364 ,  B23K26/38 ,  H01S3/025 ,  H01S3/2383 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T29/49904

摘要： Pre-aligned, kinematically mounted modules including processing lasers, beam trains, and individually calibrated control beams are quickly and easily replaced on subassembly bases with minimal in situ alignment, and can maintain working-spot position to micron tolerances over ambient temperature variations of ±10° C. Subassembly bases, with features for kinematically mating to a plurality of pre-aligned laser modules and to a platform base incorporated in the laser processing tool, enable multi-module subassemblies to be quickly replaced with spare subassemblies of the same type, or swapped for subassemblies of a different type. The mating features and reversible locks are designed to mitigate thermal effects that are often a dominant cause of alignment drift in processing lasers.

摘要翻译： 预先对准的运动安装模块，包括处理激光器，光束列车和单独校准的控制光束，在组装基座上可以快速轻松地更换，并且可以将工件位置保持在微米公差的环境温度变化±10° 具有用于与多个预对准激光器模块运动学配合的特征以及结合在激光加工工具中的平台基座的子组件基座使多模块组件能够被相同类型的备用子组件快速更换，或 交换为不同类型的子组件。 配合特征和可逆锁被设计为减轻热效应，这些热效应通常是加工激光器中对准漂移的主要原因。

公开(公告)号：US07395697B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：US11458017

申请日：2006-07-17

申请人： Richard K. Workman ,  Storrs T. Hoen ,  George M. Clifford, Jr.

发明人： Richard K. Workman ,  Storrs T. Hoen ,  George M. Clifford, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01B5/28

CPC分类号： G01Q40/00 ,  G01Q10/04

摘要： In accordance with the invention, the spring constant of a scanning probe microscope cantilever mechanically coupled to a MEMs actuator may be determined in-situ by application of a force to the scanning probe microscope cantilever.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，机械耦合到MEM致动器的扫描探针显微镜悬臂的弹簧常数可以通过向扫描探针显微镜悬臂施加力来原位确定。

公开(公告)号：US07031353B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-18

申请号：US10374169

申请日：2003-02-25

申请人： George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  Geraint Owen

发明人： George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  Geraint Owen

IPC分类号： H01S3/10

CPC分类号： H01S5/02248 ,  H01S3/0812 ,  H01S3/105 ,  H01S5/143

摘要： Adjustment of a tunable external-cavity laser is simplified by incorporating a mount that includes a base, a main body, a reflecting surface, a diffracting surface and a hinge coupling the main body to the base. The laser additionally includes a light source, a converging lens located to receive light from the light source, a tuning mirror and a pivoting arm on which the tuning mirror is mounted. The main body is bounded in part by two plane, external surfaces orthogonal to a common reference plane and angularly separated from one another by an angle. The reflecting surface has a spatial orientation defined by one of the external surfaces and is arranged to receive light from the lens. The diffracting surface has a spatial orientation defined by the other of the external surfaces, and diffracts light received from the reflecting surface towards the tuning mirror. The hinge is located opposite the angle and parallel to the reference plane.

摘要翻译： 通过结合包括底座，主体，反射表面，衍射表面和将主体联接到基座的铰链的安装座来简化可调谐外腔激光器的调整。 激光器还包括光源，位于接收来自光源的光的会聚透镜，调光镜和安装调谐镜的枢转臂。 主体部分地由两个平面限定，外表面与公共参考平面正交并且彼此成角度地分开一角度。 反射表面具有由外表面中的一个限定的空间取向，并且被布置成接收来自透镜的光。 衍射表面具有由另一个外表面限定的空间取向，并且将从反射表面接收的光衍射到调谐镜。 铰链与角度相反并平行于参考平面。

公开(公告)号：US06031673A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-29

申请号：US34971

申请日：1998-03-04

申请人： Donald J. Fasen ,  George M. Clifford, Jr.

发明人： Donald J. Fasen ,  George M. Clifford, Jr.

IPC分类号： G11B5/588 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/55 ,  G11B5/584 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B21/10 ,  G11B5/09 ,  G11B15/12

CPC分类号： G11B5/584 ,  G11B20/182 ,  G11B20/1879 ,  G11B5/4893 ,  G11B5/5508

摘要： A device for formatting a linear data storage tape includes a servo write head configured to write a pattern of magnetic transition stripes along a servo band of the linear data storage tape. The servo write head is configured to produce stripes having lateral widths that are significantly greater than that of a servo read element of a data read/write head designed for use with the linear data storage tape. Each stripe has either a positive non-zero azimuth or a negative non-zero azimuth. The device also includes a magnetic readback element that produces a servo verify signal. The magnetic readback element extends laterally across the full widths of the magnetic transition stripes and is oriented at an azimuth between the positive and negative non-zero azimuths of the magnetic transition stripes. A pulse detector is configured to detect pulses in the servo verify signal. Defect detection logic counts the numbers of pulses in the servo verify signal and compares such numbers with expected numbers to detect defects. Defects are also detected by identifying any pulses that exceed a predefined maximum threshold.

摘要翻译： 用于格式化线性数据存储带的装置包括：伺服写入头，被配置为沿着线性数据存储带的伺服带写入磁转移条带的图案。 伺服写入头被配置为产生横向宽度明显大于设计用于线性数据存储带的数据读/写头的伺服读取元件的条带。 每个条带具有正非零方位或负非零方位。 该装置还包括产生伺服校验信号的磁回读元件。 磁回读元件横跨磁性过渡条的整个宽度横向延伸，并且被定向在磁性过渡条带的正和非零方位之间的方位角处。 脉冲检测器被配置为检测伺服校验信号中的脉冲。 缺陷检测逻辑对伺服校验信号中的脉冲数进行计数，并将这些数字与预期的数字进行比较以检测缺陷。 还可以通过识别超过预定最大阈值的任何脉冲来检测缺陷。

公开(公告)号：US5276566A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-04

申请号：US795066

申请日：1991-11-20

申请人： George M. Clifford, Jr.

发明人： George M. Clifford, Jr.

IPC分类号： G11B5/53 ,  G11B15/12 ,  G11B15/467 ,  G11B15/14 ,  G11B21/02

CPC分类号： G11B15/125 ,  G11B15/4671

摘要： A high density helical scan recording device having write/wide-read heads and RAW/narrow-read heads of different widths to permit an increase in the density of data tracks and to allow backward compatibility for reading and recording conventional density data tracks. The write/wide-read heads are used to record data in tracks of either the conventional density or the high density. The write/wide-read heads are also selected to read conventional density data tracks. The RAW/narrow-read heads have a reduced width that permits reading of data tracks in which greater than two-thirds of each data track has been overlapped by an adjacent data track. The RAW/narrow-read heads are used in a read-after-write (RAW) capacity and are used during a read operation of the high-density data tracks.

摘要翻译： 具有写/宽读头和具有不同宽度的RAW /窄读头的高密度螺旋扫描记录装置允许增加数据轨迹的密度，并允许向后兼容性读取和记录常规密度数据轨道。 写/宽读头用于将数据记录在传统密度或高密度的轨道中。 写/宽读头也被选择来读取传统的密度数据轨道。 RAW /窄读头具有减小的宽度，允许读取数据轨道，其中每个数据轨道的大于三分之二已经被相邻数据轨道重叠。 RAW /窄读头用于读写（RAW）容量，并在高密度数据轨道的读取操作期间使用。

公开(公告)号：US4789915A

公开(公告)日：1988-12-06

申请号：US866819

申请日：1986-05-27

申请人： George M. Clifford, Jr.

发明人： George M. Clifford, Jr.

IPC分类号： G11B23/087 ,  G11B23/04 ,  G11B25/10 ,  G11B23/02

CPC分类号： G11B25/10 ,  G11B23/04 ,  G11B23/043

摘要： A tape cartridge containing a pair of spools between which tape is fed and containing a brake that can stop rotation of the spools when no power is being applied to feed the tape. A passive mechanical embodiment is shown in which tension in the tape is used to release the brake.

摘要翻译： 一个磁带盒，其中包含一对线轴，在该磁带之间进给磁带并且包含一个制动器，当没有电力被施加以供给磁带时可以停止转轴的制动器。 示出了被动机械实施例，其中使用带中的张力来释放制动器。

公开(公告)号：US07247836B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US11014482

申请日：2004-12-16

申请人： S. Jeffrey Rosner ,  Geraint Owen ,  George M. Clifford, Jr.

发明人： S. Jeffrey Rosner ,  Geraint Owen ,  George M. Clifford, Jr.

IPC分类号： G09G5/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0317

摘要： An imager captures successive images of an object. One image is then subtracted from another image to generate difference images. Each difference image is then correlated with itself or with one of the images used to generate the difference image to determine the relative motion between the imager an the object.

摘要翻译： 成像仪捕获对象的连续图像。 然后从另一个图像中减去一个图像以生成差异图像。 然后将每个差分图像与其自身或用于生成差异图像的图像之一相关联，以确定成像器与对象之间的相对运动。

公开(公告)号：US06806969B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US10039599

申请日：2001-10-19

申请人： George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  William Gong

发明人： George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  William Gong

IPC分类号： G01B1128

CPC分类号： G01B11/02 ,  G01B11/14

摘要： The invention provides a system and method for reliably and accurately measuring the gap between two materials when the depth of gap is less than the smallest distance that an optical thickness gauge (OTG) is able to measure. The invention is practiced by forming a suitable slot (or a groove, channel, hole or other suitable deformation) having a precisely known depth in at least one material. The sum of the distance of the gap and the depth of the slot is at least equal to the smallest distance that the OTG can measure. The slot is positioned over the materials and under the OTG probe head such that a cavity is formed. The depth of the cavity is measured. Since the distance of the slot is known, the depth of the gap is determined by subtracting the known depth of the slot from the measured depth of the cavity.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种系统和方法，用于当间隙深度小于光学厚度计（OTG）能够测量的最小距离时，可靠且准确地测量两种材料之间的间隙。 通过在至少一种材料中形成具有精确已知深度的合适的槽（或槽，通道，孔或其它合适的变形）来实现本发明。 间隙的距离和槽的深度的总和至少等于OTG可以测量的最小距离。 槽位于材料之上并且位于OTG探针头下方，使得形成空腔。 测量腔的深度。 由于槽的距离是已知的，所以间隙的深度通过从所测量的腔的深度减去槽的已知深度来确定。

公开(公告)号：US5847902A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-08

申请号：US907568

申请日：1997-08-08

申请人： George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  Richard H. Henze ,  Carol J. Wilson

发明人： George M. Clifford, Jr. ,  Richard H. Henze ,  Carol J. Wilson

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/56 ,  G11B21/21

CPC分类号： G11B5/4826

摘要： A magnetic head suspension assembly and method are designed to include a substantially inflexible support arm mounted at one end to an actuator motor in a data storage disk drive system. At the opposite end of the support arm is a gimbal. An air bearing slider having at least one read/write head is connected to the gimbal. The gimbal is adapted to accommodate pitch and roll motion and is compliant in the direction perpendicular to a surface of the data storage medium to be read. The gimbal is parallel-coupled with a load spring that is connected to the support arm to apply a load force. This arrangement improves the shock-resistance characteristics of the suspension assembly, since the support arm does not add to the inertial force caused by accelerations from shock events. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical connection to the read/write head is via electrical traces that are printed onto the support arm and gimbal. Traces are also formed on the gimbal springs to extend to a solder-reflow location at an interface to the slider.

摘要翻译： 磁头悬挂组件和方法被设计成包括一个基本上不弯曲的支撑臂，其一端安装在数据存储盘驱动系统中的致动器马达上。 在支撑臂的另一端是万向节。 具有至少一个读/写头的空气轴承滑块连接到万向节。 万向节适于适应俯仰和滚动运动，并且在垂直于要读取的数据存储介质的表面的方向上是顺应的。 万向架与负载弹簧并联，负载弹簧连接到支撑臂以施加负载力。 这种布置提高了悬架组件的抗冲击特性，因为支撑臂不会增加由冲击事件的加速度引起的惯性力。 在优选实施例中，与读/写头的电连接是通过印刷到支撑臂和万向节上的电迹线。 痕迹也形成在万向弹簧上，以延伸到与滑块的界面处的焊料回流位置。