Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Robert A. Scranton

12Patents
9h-index
16Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 10, 1977 → Feb 1, 1988

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4931887A Capacitive measurement and control of the fly height of a recording slider Physics 68 Expired
US4513437A Data input pen for Signature Verification Physics 64 Expired
US4737877A Structure to provide optical and capacitive contrast on magnetic recording disk Physics 34 Expired
US4648087A Capacitive sensing employing thin film inductors Physics 32 Expired
US4666315A Planar and cylindrical oscillating pneumatodynamic bearings Physics 25 Expired
US4669013A Multiple coils for reduction of stray magnetic fields in disk file actuators Electricity 20 Expired
US4630941A Tubular squeeze bearing apparatus with rotational restraint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
USH1221H High speed, small diameter disk storage system General 12 Active
US4396966A Low mass actuator system for magnetic recording disks with half strength end poles Physics 10 Expired
US4593956A Long tube bender element squeeze bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US4084172A Highly electronegative (SN).sub.x contacts to semiconductors Electricity 2 Expired
US4347583A Neel wall segment detection in cross-tie memory systems Physics 1 Expired

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