Inventor · Shorewood, MN, US

Ram M. Rao

5Patents
4h-index
9Co-inventors
39Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 2001 → Mar 11, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6967805B1 In-situ monitoring of proximity and contact between a slider and a disc in a disc drive Physics 40 Expired
US6594113B2 Slider with furrows for flushing contaminants and lubricant Physics 35 Expired
US6661611B1 Funneled trench AAB increased contact stiffness and enhanced take-off performance Physics 17 Expired
US6999282B2 Slider with cavity dam angled leading edge and further displaced recessed surface positioned outside angled rails Physics 11 Expired
US6999284B2 Aerodynamic sliders with curved side surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

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