Inventor · Albany, CA, US

Christopher Guild Keller

68Patents
16h-index
49Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 3, 1987 → May 2, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8499673B2 Microsurgical cutting instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 690 Active
US6106751A Method for fabricating needles via conformal deposition in two-piece molds Performing Operations; Transporting 202 Expired
US5660680A Method for fabrication of high vertical aspect ratio thin film structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Expired
US5645684A Multilayer high vertical aspect ratio thin film structures Performing Operations; Transporting 119 Expired
US5651900A Microfabricated particle filter Performing Operations; Transporting 98 Expired
US5893974A Microfabricated capsules for immunological isolation of cell transplants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US5948255A Microfabricated particle thin film filter and method of making it Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US5331487A Direct access storage device with vapor phase lubricant system and a magnetic disk having a protective layer and immobile physically bonded lubricant layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4789913A Method and apparatus for lubricating a magnetic disk continuously in a recording file Physics 42 Expired
US5309301A Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near contact magnetic recording Physics 41 Expired
US5229899A Apparatus and method for controlling vapor phase within an enclosure Physics 36 Expired
US5251081A Spindle grounding device Physics 31 Expired
US6015599A High vertical aspect ratio thin film structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5351156A Method and apparatus for cleaning disks Physics 26 Expired
US5612830A Method and apparatus for cleaning disks upon reaching a disk drive start-stop cycle threshold Physics 25 Expired
US5278711A Slider bearing design for near contact magnetic recording Physics 23 Expired
US5659447A Magnetic slider design for precision wear-in Physics 14 Expired
US8702698B2 Ophthalmic surgical device for capsulotomy Human Necessities 14 Active
US6075683A Disk drive with passive multiple fly height slider and cooperative disk pattern Physics 13 Expired
US5396383A Integral lubricating fluid delivery system for a flying head in a magnetic disk storage system Physics 9 Expired
US9173771B2 Ophthalmic surgical device for accessing tissue and for performing a capsulotomy Human Necessities 8 Active
US5543983A Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near magnetic recording Physics 8 Expired
US5381284A Spacer ring reservoir for magnetic recording disk lubricant Physics 7 Expired
US5742449A Near contact magnetic recording using a liquid lubricant bearing to separate media and transducer Physics 5 Expired
US6125007A Membrane seal secured to inner and outer oscillating bearing members for small angle oscillations within confined axial space Physics 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.