Inventor · Dongguan, CN

Ming Gao Yao

35Patents
10h-index
12Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 18, 2001 → Sep 27, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6950288B2 Integrated method and device for a dual stage micro-actuator and suspension design for the hard disk driver Physics 52 Expired
US7159300B2 Method for manufacturing a suspension design for a co-located PZT micro-actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7379274B2 Rotational PZT micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same Physics 45 Active
US6934127B2 Precise positioning actuator for head element, head gimbal assembly with the actuator and disk drive apparatus with the head gimbal assembly Physics 41 Expired
US6943991B2 Suspension design for the co-located PZT micro-actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US7525769B2 Micro-actuator having swing support to allow horizontal swinging movement of slider support Physics 36 Expired
US7099115B2 Head gimbal assembly with precise positioning actuator for head element, disk drive apparatus with the head gimbal assembly, and manufacturing method of the head gimbal assembly Physics 27 Expired
US7359154B2 Method and apparatus for connecting a micro-actuator to driver arm suspension Physics 22 Active
US7554773B2 Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same Physics 12 Expired
US7023663B2 Method and apparatus for improved attachment of a micro-actuator to a slider device Physics 10 Expired
US6751069B2 Method and apparatus for improved attachment of a micro-actuator to a slider device Physics 8 Expired
US7580226B2 Method and mechanism of the PZT micro-actuator application for the magnetic head gimbal assembly of the hard disk driver Physics 7 Expired
US6927945B2 Collocated metal frame PZT micro-actuator with a lower stiffness suspension design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8159786B2 Suspension with locally strengthened integrated trace connections Physics 5 Active
US7181825B2 Method and mechanism of PZT micro-actuator attachment for the hard disk driver arm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7339766B2 System and method for a subambient pressure air bearing slider utilizing negative pressure grooves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7013554B2 Wireless suspension salvage method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7119991B2 System and method for preventing computer storage media surface contaminant accumulation and for preventing impact-related head/slider damage Physics 4 Expired
US7501737B2 Method and mechanism of PZT micro-actuator attachment for the hard disk driver arm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7224550B2 Hard disk drive device and method of assembling the hard disk drive device Physics 3 Expired
US7218482B2 Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof Physics 3 Expired
US7256967B2 Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, disk drive unit and manufacturing method thereof Physics 3 Expired
US7240417B2 Collocated metal frame PZT micro-actuator with a lower stiffness suspension design and method of manufacture of same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7160403B2 Treatment system and method for a head gimbal assembly static altitude control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7199978B2 Method and apparatus for connecting a micro-actuator to driver arm suspension Physics 3 Expired

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