John R. Pendray
33Patents
11h-index
38Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 10, 2001 → Sep 20, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.