Irizo Naniwa
29Patents
9h-index
45Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 21, 1999 → Aug 2, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7241038B2 | Light distribution control device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 88 | Expired |
| US7130159B2 | Magnetic disk apparatus | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US6614627B1 | Magnetic disk apparatus | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US6483659B1 | Disk drives | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US8116176B2 | Thermally assisted magnetic head-slider and head-gimbal assembly | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US7969826B2 | Thermally assisted magnetic recording head having movable mirror for optical switching | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US8300503B2 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US8526274B2 | Thermally assisted magnetic recording device | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8477570B2 | Thermally assisted magnetic head assembly and magnetic disk device | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8179745B2 | Head gimbal assembly and disk drive | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US6552878B2 | Magnetic disk apparatus | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US8270262B2 | Thermally assisted magnetic recording head and head assembly | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8456965B2 | Thermally assisted magnetic recording head | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US9153275B1 | Laser-integrated head gimbal assembly having laser contact protection | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US6927947B2 | Magnetic disk apparatus | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US9025423B1 | Thermally conductive features for a heat-assisted magnetic recording head | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US8218405B2 | Head slider and disk drive | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9013967B1 | Heat-dissipating stepped slider for a heat-assisted magnetic recording head | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9966093B1 | Heat assisted magnetic recording head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive using same | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8848318B2 | Magnetic head slider apparatus, magnetic disk drive apparatus, and suspension thereof | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8437228B2 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8923099B2 | Heat assisted magnetic recording head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive using same | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US10468057B2 | Flexure and actuator system for magnetic recording device | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US7616532B2 | Optical disc drive | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US8339725B2 | Magnetic head slider and magnetic disc drive | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.