Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Mark A. Shows

10Patents
4h-index
13Co-inventors
49Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 4, 1999 → Apr 5, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6468405B1 Sputtering target assembly and method for depositing a thickness gradient layer with narrow transition zone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6312798A Magnetic recording medium having a nitrogen-doped hydrogenated carbon protective overcoat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6482301B1 Target shields for improved magnetic properties of a recording medium Electricity 8 Expired
US6733590B1 Method and apparatus for multilayer deposition utilizing a common beam source Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6569294B1 Sputtering target assembly and method for depositing a thickness gradient layer with narrow transition zone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6526909B1 Biased ion beam deposition of high density carbon Electricity 2 Expired
US6689425B1 Nitrogen-doped hydrogenated carbon films by ion beam deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6844031B2 Method & apparatus for multilayer deposition utilizing a common ion beam source Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US6286453A Shield design for IBC deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US6982071B2 Thin-film magnetic recording media with dual intermediate layer structure for increased coercivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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