Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Jerry E. Hurst, Jr.

40Patents
18h-index
60Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 18, 1985 → Jan 15, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6081499A Magneto-optical data storage system having an optical-processing flying head Physics 180 Expired
US6781927B1 Data storage system having an optical processing flying head Physics 147 Expired
US8730479B2 Detection system for droplet-based assays Physics 84 Active
US6360035B1 Optical head using micro-machined elements Physics 52 Expired
US6075673A Composite slider design Physics 51 Expired
US4622095A Laser stimulated halogen gas etching of metal substrates Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US5850375A System and method using optical fibers in a data storage and retrieval system Physics 33 Expired
US5631887A Pulse width modulation optical disk drive with adjustable pulsed laser write and preheat patterns Physics 32 Expired
US5182230A Laser methods for circuit repair on integrated circuits and substrates Electricity 31 Expired
US5400313A Optical data storage system and method with reduced heat buildup Physics 30 Expired
US6744550B2 Two-dimensional micro-mirror array enhancements Physics 26 Expired
US5640381A Laser power-drive circuit having a scaling DAC supplying a scaled reference signal to a plurality of scaled DAC's that supply a plurality of scaled output signals Physics 26 Expired
US6034938A Data storage system having an optical processing flying head Physics 24 Expired
US6044056A Flying optical head with dynamic mirror Physics 24 Expired
US5889641A Magneto-resistive magneto-optical head Physics 22 Expired
US6188472A System and method for direct measurement of alignment error in a fiber coupler Physics 22 Expired
US5530688A Optical disk recording device using two modulated laser beams for recording information data Physics 22 Expired
US6212151A Optical switch with coarse and fine deflectors Physics 18 Expired
US6587421B1 Refractive index matching means coupled to an optical fiber for eliminating spurious light Physics 16 Expired
US5483515A Apparatus and method for cancelling cross-talk in signals from optical data storage systems Physics 15 Expired
US6226233A Magneto-optical system utilizing MSR media Physics 14 Expired
US6850475B1 Single frequency laser source for optical data storage system Physics 12 Expired
US6798729B1 Optical head using micro-machined elements Physics 12 Expired
US5617401A Calibration of lasers that produce multiple power output levels of emitted radiation Physics 11 Expired
US5687156A Calibration of lasers that produce multiple power output levels of emitted radiation Physics 11 Expired

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