Inventor · Edina, MN, US

John R. Pendray

33Patents
11h-index
38Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 10, 2001 → Sep 20, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6920015B2 Disc head slider designs to reduce particle sensitivity Physics 21 Expired
US6989967B2 Slider having a trailing bearing pad adjacent to a recessed area Physics 17 Expired
US7262937B2 Responsive aeroelastic slider Physics 17 Expired
US6678119B1 Disc head slider having rails with enclosed depressions Physics 14 Expired
US8912672B2 Control of an engine-driven generator to address transients of an electrical power grid connected thereto Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7064930B2 Slider deposits for control of pole-to-disc spacing Physics 13 Expired
US6888693B2 Disc drive slider with protruding electrostatic actuator electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6980399B2 Air bearing sliders with a pressure cavity or cavities Physics 12 Expired
US7106556B2 Slider configured for rapid bearing stabilization during ramp load operations Physics 12 Expired
US7450342B2 Composite head-electrical conditioner assembly Physics 12 Active
US7154709B2 Slider with recessed pressurization surfaces Physics 11 Expired
US7064933B2 Structures for pole-tip actuation Physics 10 Expired
US6836389B2 Slider basecoat for thermal PTR reduction Physics 6 Expired
US7123447B2 Patterned multi-material basecoat to reduce thermal protrusion Physics 6 Expired
US7254885B2 Wafer-level fabrication method for top or side slider bond pads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7835110B2 MEMS disc drive Physics 3 Active
US8904973B2 Apparatus, systems, and methods to address evaporative cooling and wet compression for engine thermal management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7826171B2 Interconnect architecture for disc drive array Physics 3 Active
US9074525B2 Apparatus, systems, and methods to address evaporative cooling and wet compression for engine thermal management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10305404B2 Control of an engine-driven generator to address transients of an electrical power grid connected thereto Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7698806B2 Process for fabricating a slider or head for a data storage device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9793842B2 Control of an engine-driven generator to address transients of an electrical power grid connected thereto Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7965589B2 Recordable disc and motor Physics 1 Active
US7957091B2 Recordable disc with fluid bearing features Physics 1 Active
US9709005B2 Air assisted injector for wet compression atomization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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