Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Eric W. Flint

9Patents
2h-index
21Co-inventors
47Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 11, 2000 → Nov 30, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7835111B2 Magnetic write head with upper return pole optimization for reduced trailing shield protrusion Physics 47 Active
US6747845B1 Modified strain region of strain reactive slider with implanted ions, electrons or neutral atoms Physics 4 Expired
US8815060B2 Method for minimizing magnetically dead interfacial layer during COC process Physics 2 Active
US7911741B2 Slider overcoat for noise reduction of TMR magnetic transducer Physics 1 Active
US7339763B2 Disk drive thin-film inductive write head with pole tip structure having reduced susceptibility to corrosion Physics 1 Active
US7566483B2 Particle irradiation method for modification of local strain in strain reactive structures Physics 0 Expired
US8797688B2 Fill-in contact layer for slider air bearing surface protective coating Physics 0 Active
US7929251B2 Assembly, apparatus and method for fabricating a structural element of a hard disk drive air bearing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7855861B2 Insulator barrier for noise reduction of a TMR magnetic transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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