Gilbert D. Springer
20Patents
10h-index
3Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 21, 1980 → Dec 13, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5166845A | Integrated read/write heads, flexure assembly and air-bearing structure on common unitary substrate | Physics | 59 | Expired |
| US5216559A | Carrier structure for read/write heads | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US4414554A | Magnetic imaging apparatus | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US4984118A | Flux-concentrating, non-ghosting electromagnetic read/write head | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US4544421A | Multi-directional field annealing of a thin-film electromagnetic read/write head | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US4494125A | Differential-permeability field-concentrating magnetic read/write head | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US4470051A | Multiple head magnetic recording array | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4503440A | Thin-film magnetic writing head with anti-saturation back-gap layer | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US4503439A | Thin-film, compliant, non-pressure-point-telegraphing, electromagnetic read/write head structure | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US4539280A | Method for creating magnetic toner images having controlled toner distribution | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6054786A | Method and system for providing a spherical bearing in a thin film reluctance motor | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6169354A | Thin film electric motors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US9001176B2 | Smart phone lens assembly | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US6204588A | Rotor capable of being used as a recording media | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6066909A | Method and system for providing a spherical bearing in a thin film motor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US4411512A | Magnetic toner transfer apparatus | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US9246915B2 | Streaming media for portable devices | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US4527169A | Toner transfer apparatus with slip action | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US9568708B2 | Smartphone lens assembly | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US7985960B2 | Voltage excited piezoelectric resistance memory cell system | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.