Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Linden James Crawforth

17Patents
9h-index
28Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 1993 → Nov 30, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5384675A Disk drive with controlled actuator oscillation for release of head carriers Physics 42 Expired
US6728067B2 Slider having integrated lapping guides Physics 24 Expired
US5986761A Laser-based inspection tool for disk defects and curvature Physics 24 Expired
US6786803B2 Onboard multiphase electronic lapping guide design for MR heads Physics 23 Expired
US6556380B2 Silicon sliders with trapezoidal shape and drie process for fabrication Physics 22 Expired
US6108170A Slider row with segmented scribe lines for individual control curvature of sliders in the row Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6321440A Method for adjusting curvature of magnetic read/write head sliders Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5880587A Method and apparatus for performing in file slider take-off measurements through tuned external AE detection Physics 16 Expired
US6075604A Apparatus for measuring curvature of magnetic read/write head sliders Physics 15 Expired
US6747845B1 Modified strain region of strain reactive slider with implanted ions, electrons or neutral atoms Physics 4 Expired
US7260887B2 Apparatus for controlling the lapping of a slider based on an amplitude of a readback signal produced from an externally applied magnetic field Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8047894B2 Apparatus for evaluating the quality of a lapping plate Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7914362B2 Method of evaluating the quality of a lapping plate Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8631561B2 Method for electrically connecting an energy source to a head of a disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7703193B2 Methods and apparatus for controlling the lapping of a slider based on an amplitude of a readback signal produced from an externally applied magnetic field Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7386935B2 Methods and apparatus for controlling the lapping of a slider based on an amplitude of a readback signal produced from an externally applied magnetic field Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7566483B2 Particle irradiation method for modification of local strain in strain reactive structures Physics 0 Expired

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