Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Richard Bunch

11Patents
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17Co-inventors
49Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 11, 2000 → Sep 19, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6556380B2 Silicon sliders with trapezoidal shape and drie process for fabrication Physics 22 Expired
US6793557B2 Removable lapping guide for magnetic recording head and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6776690B2 Storage device slider with sacrificial lapping extension Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6997784B2 Storage device slider with sacrificial lapping extension Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6747845B1 Modified strain region of strain reactive slider with implanted ions, electrons or neutral atoms Physics 4 Expired
US8047894B2 Apparatus for evaluating the quality of a lapping plate Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7914362B2 Method of evaluating the quality of a lapping plate Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7474507B2 Storage device having slider with sacrificial extension aligned with channel on opposite surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8801496B2 Reducing agglomeration of particles while manufacturing a lapping plate using oil-based slurry Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US7000310B2 Method of handling a workpiece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US7566483B2 Particle irradiation method for modification of local strain in strain reactive structures Physics 0 Expired

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