Peter Michael Baumgart
64Patents
19h-index
96Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 6, 1992 → Jul 6, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5287238A | Dual spin valve magnetoresistive sensor | Physics | 184 | Expired |
| US5586040A | Process and apparatus for controlled laser texturing of magnetic recording disk | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US5595791A | Process for texturing brittle glass disks | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US5574605A | Antiferromagnetic exchange coupling in magnetoresistive spin valve sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US5567484A | Process for texturing brittle nonmetallic surfaces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US5528922A | Method of making disk bumps with laser pulses for calibrating PZT sliders | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US8098450B2 | Fly-height management in a hard disk drive (HDD) | Physics | 36 | Active |
| US7310197B2 | Simultaneous measurement of contact potential and slider body clearance in a magnetic disk drive | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5822211A | Laser texturing apparatus with dual laser paths having an independently adjusted parameter | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US7233451B2 | Method for actively controlling electric potential at the head/disk interface of a magnetic recording disk drive | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5768076A | Magnetic recording disk having a laser-textured surface | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US7016139B2 | Magnetic recording disk drive with actively controlled electric potential at the head/disk interface for wear and durability control | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5951891A | Optical apparatus for monitoring profiles of textured spots during a disk texturing process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6107599A | Method and tool for laser texturing of glass substrates | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US8149541B2 | System for controlling contact location during TFC touchdown and methods thereof | Physics | 23 | Active |
| US5658475A | Apparatus for laser texturing disks | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US5689057A | Calibration disk with disk bumps for calibrating PZT sliders | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5910262A | Method and tool for laser texturing of glass substrates | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5699160A | Optical apparatus for inspecting laser texture | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US6013336A | Procedure employing a diode-pumped laser for controllably texturing a disk surface | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US7660068B1 | Method and system for pre-contact detection and active damping of air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US7215500B1 | Feedback control mechanism for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive slider | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7359138B1 | Method of feedback control for active damping of slider air bearing vibrations in a hard disk drive slider | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7310198B2 | Measurement of slider body clearance in a magnetic disk drive using positive and negative electrical pulses | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6118632A | Magnetic disk stack having laser-bump identifiers on magnetic disks | Physics | 13 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.