Inventor · Hollister, CA, US

Mark D. Thomas

28Patents
20h-index
40Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 18, 1996 → Aug 3, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6043959A Inductive write head formed with flat yoke and merged with magnetoresistive read transducer Physics 213 Expired
US7551406B1 Dual electrical lapping guides with common bonding pad Physics 189 Active
US6396660B1 Magnetic write element having a thermally dissipative structure Physics 177 Expired
US6118629A Magnetic head with aligned pole tips and pole layers formed of high magnetic moment material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US6829819B1 Method of forming a magnetoresistive device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US6452742B1 Thin film write having reduced resistance conductor coil partially recessed within middle coat insulation Physics 166 Expired
US7554767B1 Electrical lapping guide disposed laterally relative to a shield pedestal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Active
US6483662B1 High density multi-coil magnetic write head having a reduced yoke length and short flux rise time Physics 161 Expired
US7522379B1 Write element with recessed pole and heat sink layer for ultra-high density writing Physics 158 Expired
US6674610B1 Thin film write head with universal coil design Physics 158 Expired
US6944938B1 Method of forming a magnetoresistive device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Expired
US6400526B2 Advanced writer for chip-on-load beam Physics 153 Expired
US6775902B1 Method of making a magnetic head with aligned pole tips Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Expired
US6204999A Method and system for providing a write head having a conforming pole structure Physics 149 Expired
US6816345B1 Magnetoresistive sensors having submicron track widths and method of making Physics 149 Expired
US6496330B1 Magnetic write head having a splitcoil structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 148 Expired
US7054113B1 Reader/writer for magnetic memory Physics 148 Expired
US5966800A Method of making a magnetic head with aligned pole tips and pole layers formed of high magnetic moment material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US8553968B1 Using optical character recognition augmented by an error correction code to detect serial numbers written on a wafer Physics 23 Active
US6976732B2 Convertible furniture system comprised of modular convertible box frames and methods of forming various furniture configurations therefrom Human Necessities 20 Expired
US7126233B2 Methods and apparatuses for generating electrical power in a rotating reference frame Electricity 10 Expired
US5722716A Convertible furniture frame Human Necessities 7 Expired
US7377676B2 Methods and apparatuses for illuminating wheel surfaces Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7123134B2 Methods and apparatuses for providing strobe effects for wheel illumination systems and wheel lighting systems Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US10769569B2 System for automated resource set multi-factor risk analysis Physics 1 Active

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