Inventor · Wauconda, IL, US

John L. Brand

22Patents
9h-index
34Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 9, 1996 → Apr 2, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6975472B2 Head with heating element and control regime therefor Physics 49 Expired
US6212042A Slider having air bearing surface which includes pads for disk storage system Physics 31 Expired
US7957093B2 Recording head with current controlled gamma ratio Physics 29 Active
US5853959A Method of fabricating a contoured slider surface feature with a single mask Physics 26 Expired
US5768056A Reduction of liquid and smear collection/pickup by sliders Physics 17 Expired
US8432636B2 Data storage heater systems with diodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8159780B2 Recording head heater systems with two electrical connections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US10957363B1 Disk drive with oxygen diffusion unit Physics 11 Active
US10566031B2 Electronic device having an interior that includes a saturated salt solution and a desiccant Electricity 10 Active
US6195234A Magnetic discs with raised features in the clamping area Physics 9 Expired
US11062734B1 Multi-spindle and multi-actuator data storage devices Physics 9 Active
US10373632B2 Heat-assisted removal of head contamination Physics 7 Active
US9111572B2 Asperity and head-media contact detection using multi-stage temperature coefficient of resistance sensor Physics 4 Active
US8139323B2 Material deposition on transducing head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6744601B2 Slider having leading surface for contaminant deflection Physics 4 Expired
US6466407B1 Method and apparatus for applying an information pattern to a disc head slider Physics 2 Expired
US9373361B2 Asperity and head-media contact detection using multi-stage temperature coefficient of resistance sensor Physics 1 Active
US8116036B2 Corrosion inhibitor incorporated in carbon overcoats Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8760811B2 Asperity and head-media contact detection using multi-stage temperature coefficient of resistance sensor Physics 1 Active
US6567241B2 Disc head slider having a film representing and information pattern Physics 1 Expired
US8004796B2 Slider with contact features initiated at wafer level Physics 0 Active
US10529364B2 Heat-assisted removal of head contamination Physics 0 Active

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