Inventor · Burnsville, MN, US

Gregory S. Mowry

39Patents
14h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 14, 1983 → Jan 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6590658B2 Optical alignment system Physics 77 Expired
US5463805A Method of lapping MR. sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5208715A Shield geometry for stabilizing magnetic domain structure in a magnetoresistive head Physics 37 Expired
US5721008A Method for controlling sensor-to-sensor alignment and material properties in a dual magnetoresistive sensor Physics 32 Expired
US4535375A Magnetoresistive head Physics 30 Expired
US5831797A Slider with mesa for optical disc data storage system Physics 25 Expired
US5742995A Method to predict an accurate MR sensor dimension when viewed from abs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5559429A MR head lap monitor resistors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4843505A Magnetoresistive sensing element with a projection for enhanced data reading Physics 19 Expired
US6003361A System for predicting accurate MR sensor height Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6222702A Magnetic read element shield having dimensions that minimize domain wall movement Physics 15 Expired
US6443631B1 Optical module with solder bond Physics 15 Expired
US5930434A Optical disc data storage system using optical waveguide Physics 15 Expired
US5766780A Reversed order NIMN exchange biasing for dual magnetoresistive heads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5917788A Lens for optical data storage system Physics 13 Expired
US5065094A Two terminal magnetoresistive sensor having DC blocking capacitor Physics 11 Expired
US4851944A Ganged MR head sensor Electricity 11 Expired
US6275467A Positive pressure optical slider having trailing end side pads Physics 10 Expired
US7369334B2 Optical device with alignment compensation Physics 10 Expired
US6546173B2 Optical module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6324319A Spliced optical fiber coupler Physics 8 Expired
US6688743B1 Method and apparatus to determine fly height of a recording head Physics 7 Expired
US4580175A Endless, folded magnetoresistive head Physics 7 Expired
US5825593A Electric field modulated MR sensor Electricity 6 Expired
US6546172B2 Optical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired

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