John L. Brand
22Patents
9h-index
34Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 9, 1996 → Apr 2, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.