Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Dean Tarrant

15Patents
10h-index
17Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Feb 21, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6173750A Method and apparatus for removing die from a wafer and conveying die to a pickup location Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US8683676B1 Apparatus and method to grip a disk clamp of a disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8356384B1 Hard drive assembly tools for evacuating particles Human Necessities 20 Active
US5710678A Disc drive with self-pressurizing fluid bearing and shaft-supporting-ball retaining element Physics 20 Expired
US6239943A Squeeze film damping for a hard disc drive Physics 19 Expired
US8092610B1 Apparatus and method for cleaning a driver used in disk drive manufacturing Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US8312585B1 Apparatus and method for cleaning a driver used in disk drive manufacturing Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US5801951A Precision 2-part epoxy dispensing apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5976306A Method and apparatus for removing die from an expanded wafer and conveying die to a pickup location Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7850040B2 Component tape feeder Electricity 10 Active
US6554128B1 Die shuttle conveyor and nest therefor Electricity 7 Expired
US7207430B2 Vacuum gripper for handling small components Electricity 6 Expired
US9230579B1 Comb gripper for use with a shipping comb and a ramp in the assembly of a disk drive Physics 0 Active
US9114431B1 Device for faulty item rejection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7254886B2 Interface device with a releasable mount Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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