Ming Gao Yao
35Patents
10h-index
12Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 18, 2001 → Sep 27, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.