Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

Michael R. Hatchett

20Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 13, 1977 → Feb 26, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5124855A Disk file with isolation mount Physics 41 Expired
US4208681A Cartridge type record player having a three position holder Physics 24 Expired
US5422767A Vibration damper for a multiple disk drive unit Physics 23 Expired
US4131199A Record disk cartridge Physics 22 Expired
US4743995A Disk file with in-hub motor Physics 19 Expired
US4185314A Record disk cartridge having eject spring within cartridge Physics 18 Expired
US7692891B2 Hermetically sealed head disk assembly and method of sealing with soldering material Physics 18 Active
US5150512A Method of assembling a disk file Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5029029A Linear actuator with reduced wear guide way Electricity 14 Expired
US4809102A Disk file with air filtration system Physics 13 Expired
US7203030B2 System, method, and apparatus for aerodynamic diverter integrated with a diffuser in a bypass channel for applications in a disk storage device Physics 11 Expired
US4510841A Mechanism for cutting single thickness paper or like sheet material and apparatus including such mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5559652A Disk drive rotary actuator with rocking pivot Physics 7 Expired
US7729083B2 Hermetically sealed head disk assembly Physics 5 Active
US4167269A Flexible record disk signal storage apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US7262939B2 System, method, and apparatus for attaching top pole piece of a voice coil motor to a hard disk drive enclosure Physics 3 Expired
US7405904B2 Aerodynamic diverter integrated with a diffuser and a contraction in a bypass channel for a disk storage device Physics 2 Active
US7911732B2 Hermetically sealed head disk assembly and method of sealing with soldering material Physics 2 Active
US4120505A Stabilizing backing plate for a flexible disk store Physics 1 Expired
US7450337B2 Apparatus and method for guiding bypass reentry flow through contraction and filter in a hard disk drive Physics 1 Expired

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