Brian Thornton
17Patents
8h-index
21Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 29, 1998 → Jan 12, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6554201B2 | Insert molded aerosol generator and methods | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US6796018B1 | Method of forming a slider/suspension assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US6261168A | Chemical mechanical planarization or polishing pad with sections having varied groove patterns | Performing Operations; Transporting | 55 | Expired |
| US6402591B1 | Planarization system for chemical-mechanical polishing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Expired |
| US7593190B1 | Flexure design and assembly process for attachment of slider using solder and laser reflow | Physics | 45 | Active |
| US7307816B1 | Flexure design and assembly process for attachment of slider using solder and laser reflow | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US6585579B2 | Chemical mechanical planarization or polishing pad with sections having varied groove patterns | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US6186865A | Apparatus and method for performing end point detection on a linear planarization tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US7011254B2 | Lawn chemical application system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6705195B1 | Method and apparatus for gun barrel cooling | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US6634936B2 | Chemical mechanical planarization or polishing pad with sections having varied groove patterns | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US10540448B2 | Gap in care determination using a generic repository for healthcare | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8199435B2 | Apparatus for retaining lubricant on the deposited end of a slider in a hard disk drive | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8331049B2 | Detecting touch down and/or assessing quality in a hard disk drive | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11783134B2 | Gap in care determination using a generic repository for healthcare | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11256876B2 | Gap in care determination using a generic repository for healthcare | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8169727B2 | Apparatus and method for stabilizing slider flying height over a discrete track media disk surface in a hard disk drive | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.