Gary F. Kelsic
20Patents
14h-index
22Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: May 22, 1989 → Dec 10, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5023736A | Magnetic latch for disk drive actuator | Physics | 64 | Expired |
| US6046877A | Protection apparatus and method for hard disk drive unit of a portable computer | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6536555B1 | Multilayer acoustic damper for a disc drive | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US6337782B1 | Top cover having a turbo tunnel for an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5822150A | Disk drive including a substantially monolithic stator assembly fabricated from low loss magnetic material | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US5717541A | Flexible circuit assembly for disk storage system | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US6606224B2 | Cartridge bearing with frictional sleeve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Expired |
| US6600633B2 | Thermally conductive overmold for a disc drive actuator assembly | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US6608732B2 | Damper for disc drive voice coil motor | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US6339521B1 | Dual air vane actuator latch apparatus for a disc drive | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US5943184A | Disk drive with a flat annular spring clamp and components dimensioned to maintain disk flatness | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US6501615B1 | Dampening member for isolating actuator vibration | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US5724209A | Low-profile disk mounting assembly, and low-profile disk drives constructed therefrom | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6525910B1 | Threadably mountable drive actuator bearing assembly | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6252745A | Latch and linear crash stop for a disc drive actuator arm | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US5969904A | Air bearing slider and head Gimbal assembly | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6021021A | Air bearing slider and head gimbal assembly | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US5853513A | Method of producing a stator for a disk drive motor | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6473959B1 | Method for latching a disc driver actuator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6687095B2 | Rotatable actuator arm having an integral strut | Physics | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.