Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Joseph Leigh

19Patents
7h-index
25Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1993 → Mar 4, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6957511B1 Single-step electromechanical mechanical polishing on Ni-P plated discs Physics 19 Expired
US6740163B1 Photoresist recirculation and viscosity control for dip coating applications Physics 18 Expired
US5798164A Zone textured magnetic recording media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6761618B1 Defect-free magnetic stampers/imprinters for contact patterning of magnetic media Physics 9 Expired
US6193590A Abrasive tape for texturing magnetic recording media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6350178B2 Zone textured magnetic recording media and methods for their production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6658922B2 Optical equipment assemblies and techniques indexed to a common spindle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6866883B2 Mechanical texturing of sol-gel—coated substrates for magnetic recording media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7218466B1 Contact printing of magnetic media with mechanically reinforced and/or gas venting stamper Physics 6 Expired
US6689413B2 Using plated surface for recording media without polishing Physics 6 Expired
US6746754B1 Mechanical textured sol-gel-coated substrates for magnetic recording media Physics 6 Expired
US6898037B2 Optical equipment assemblies and techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6758664B1 Self-leveling stamper module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6903888B2 Detection of defects embedded in servo pattern on stamper by using scattered light Physics 4 Expired
US6780233B1 Wettability improvement of spun-on resist and thermoplastic materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7255942B2 Using plated surface for recording media without polishing Physics 2 Expired
US10559731B1 Highly reliable and reflective LED substrate Electricity 1 Active
US6979524B2 Contact printing of longitudinal magnetic media with perpendicularly applied magnetic field Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US5317941A Slitting overwidth metal strip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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