Inventor · Burnsville, MN, US

Peter Segar

44Patents
14h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 22, 1996 → Apr 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6639761B1 Micro-actuator damping and humidity protection Physics 43 Expired
US9080721B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US8839723B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US6212042A Slider having air bearing surface which includes pads for disk storage system Physics 31 Expired
US5808184A Thermal asperity sensor head with multiple spaced asperity sensors Physics 30 Expired
US8826831B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US9030828B2 Tablet storage device Physics 22 Active
US9717329B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9470357B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US6466410B2 Slider for a data storage device with head disc interface for contact starts and stops (“CSS”) Physics 20 Expired
US6368425B1 Ion treatments for magnetic recording heads and magnetic recording media Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US9188275B2 Edge mount positioning apparatus, system, and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6278584A Friction control on HGA ramp load/unload surface Physics 16 Expired
US6359754B1 Increased mechanical spacing through localized continuous carbon overcoat Physics 16 Expired
US10104957B2 Display and keyboard positioning apparatus, system, and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8659884B2 Brake stand systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US6067208A Adjustment feature for load/unload alignment ramp assembly Physics 11 Expired
US6643106B2 Method of shunting and deshunting a magnetic read element during assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6548140B1 Thin film magnetic media for minimal lubricant transfer to head during flying Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6269687A Force sensing slider Physics 8 Expired
US10667602B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6499881B2 Hydrodynamic bearings and boundary lubricated system with DLC bumps Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US9416911B2 Brake stand systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9820566B2 Display positioning apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9298225B2 Tablet storage device Physics 7 Active

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