Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Lin Yang

138Patents
35h-index
60Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 2001 → Sep 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7654702B1 LED lamp Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 135 Active
US7353524B1 Disk drive with airflow channeling enclosure Physics 105 Expired
USD886272S1 Air purifier General 79 Active
USD886975S1 Air purifier General 74 Active
US7215514B1 Method of operating a disk drive including rotating a perpendicular write head to reduce a difference between skew and taper angles, and a disk drive Physics 71 Expired
US6728062B1 Disk drive base design for modifying airflow generated from rotation of disk Physics 70 Expired
US6624966B1 Disk drive having airflow suppressor comb for reduced disk rotation induced airflow Physics 62 Expired
US7113371B1 Suspension design for attenuation of disk flutter induced track mis-registration of a hard disk drive by manipulation of the hinge and/or load beam Physics 60 Expired
US7085098B1 Disk drive including a disk plate overlapping a disk spacer in a circumferential disk spacer opening Physics 59 Expired
US6560065B1 Disk drive having airflow suppressor comb with curved extension for reduced disk rotation induced airflow Physics 59 Expired
US6891696B1 Aerodynamic base design for TMR reduction Physics 57 Expired
US6700736B1 Airflow spoiler between co-rotating disks Physics 55 Expired
USD846335S1 Pressure cooker General 55 Active
US7593181B1 Disk vibration damper having an integrated air circulation guide Physics 55 Active
US6965500B1 Suspension design for attenuation of disk flutter induced track mis-registration of a hard disk drive by manipulation of load beam pitch angle Physics 53 Expired
US6865055B1 Disk drive having a shroud assembly for shielding at least one of a flex cable and an actuator arm Physics 53 Expired
US7239475B1 Disk drive with airflow diverter filter component Physics 53 Expired
US6791791B1 Disk drive with disks having different disk stiffness, thickness and material combinations Physics 52 Expired
US8228631B1 Disk drive having a stationary plate facing a disk and with a recirculation filter coupled to grooves in the stationary plate Physics 52 Active
US7379266B1 Disk drive including a filter component with coarse and fine sections Physics 51 Active
US7280311B1 Disk drive including a filter component with coarse and fine sections Physics 51 Expired
US7064921B1 Disk drive including a disk plate with a reduced thickness inner edge disposed towards a spindle motor hub Physics 50 Expired
USD942604S1 Air purifier General 50 Active
US7224551B1 Disk drive having apertures aligned near the inner diameter of a disk stack for allowing airflow to pass through the apertures to reduce disk flutter Physics 50 Expired
US7064922B1 Disk drive with disks having different disk stiffness, thickness and material combinations Physics 49 Expired

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