Inventor · Golden Valley, MN, US

Eric L. Granstrom

19Patents
7h-index
25Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 5, 2000 → Sep 12, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7119995B2 ESD shunt for transducing head Physics 37 Expired
US7800868B2 Magnetic sensing device including a sense enhancing layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US6813122B1 Mems-based ESD protection of magnetic recording heads Physics 20 Expired
US7808746B2 Method and apparatus for active control of spacing between a head and a storage medium Physics 19 Active
US7142398B2 Electrostatic discharge and electrical overstress protection for magnetic heads Physics 9 Expired
US7929259B2 Magnetic sensing device including a sense enhancing layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7369358B2 Grounded writer core Physics 8 Expired
US7719802B2 Magnetic sensor with electrically defined active area dimensions Physics 7 Expired
US8208221B2 Method and apparatus for active control of spacing between a head and a storage medium Physics 6 Active
US8795462B2 Transparent conductive coating with filler material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6667860B1 Integrated, on-board device and method for the protection of magnetoresistive heads from electrostatic discharge Physics 3 Expired
US7031109B1 Semiconductor materials used in magnetic recording head assemblies to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge Physics 3 Expired
US7692897B2 Grounded writer core Physics 2 Active
US7248446B2 Magnetoresistive element using an organic nonmagnetic layer Physics 1 Expired
US9412889B2 Aligned networks on substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7453673B2 Magnet tunneling junction with RF sputtered gallium oxide as insulation barrier for recording head Electricity 0 Expired
US10240050B2 Process for preparing transparent conductive coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9099222B2 Patterned films and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8500844B2 Process for producing powders of germanium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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