Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Li Zhu

78Patents
13h-index
80Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 19, 1995 → Apr 25, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5594595A FM detection of slider-disk interface Physics 50 Expired
US7342750B2 Method for providing electrical crossover in a laminated structure Electricity 44 Expired
US5956212A Static attitude adjustment of a trace-suspension assembly Physics 38 Expired
US9005788B2 Management scheme for multiple battery cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US6758722B2 Dual-purpose lapping guide for the production of magneto-resistive heads Physics 27 Expired
US6324037A Magnetically stable spin-valve sensor Physics 25 Expired
US9118192B2 Series/parallel connection scheme for energy storage devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US5949617A Dynamic-absorber for the suppression of suspension vibrations Physics 24 Expired
US6415500B1 Method to prevent electrostatic discharge for MR/GMR wafer fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6230389A Method for fabricating a magnetoresistive (MR) stripe height lapping monitor with improved linearity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6944939B2 Method for forming a GMR sensor having improved longitudinal biasing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7440219B2 Non-contact measurement of slider fly height by electrostatic force Physics 14 Active
US7679857B2 Non-contact measurement of slider fly height by electrostatic force Physics 13 Active
US7239488B2 MR sensor on an insulating substrate and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7301734B2 Longitudinal bias structure with improved magnetic stability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US7554773B2 Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same Physics 12 Expired
US6215623A Dynamic-absorber for the suppression of suspension vibrations Physics 11 Expired
US6453542B1 Method for fabricating balanced shield connections for noise reduction in MR/GMR read heads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7927476B2 Injection method for microfluidic chips Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US6995958B2 Method for suppressing tribocharge in the assembly of magnetic heads Electricity 7 Expired
US6284107A Method for controlling arcing across thin dielectric film Electricity 6 Expired
US6870706B1 Method for suppressing tribocharge in the assembly of magnetic heads Electricity 6 Expired
US7085083B2 Method for testing a micro-actuator in a magnetic tester Physics 5 Expired
US7740747B2 Injection method for microfluidic chips Physics 4 Active
US7617737B2 Adjustment of pitch and roll static torques in a disk drive head gimbal assembly Physics 4 Active

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