Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Robert Langland Smith

8Patents
4h-index
13Co-inventors
50Inventor score

Filing activity: May 25, 1995 → Jul 1, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6315839A Method of making a keeper layer for a spin valve sensor with low intrinsic anisotropy field Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6265885A Method, apparatus and computer program product for identifying electrostatic discharge damage to a thin film device Physics 21 Expired
US5508614A Non-contact method for testing for MR shield short circuits Physics 13 Expired
US8040131B2 Method for testing the acceptability of a magnetic read sensor Physics 4 Active
US7206154B2 Method and apparatus for balanced shield shunts, leads and pads for electrical noise reduction in read heads Physics 4 Expired
US7652853B2 Thin shield structure for reduced protrusion in a magnetoresistive head Physics 2 Active
US7573677B2 Reduction of interference pickup in heads for magnetic recording by minimizing parasitic capacitance Physics 2 Active
US7508613B2 Method and apparatus for balanced shield shunts, leads and pads for electrical noise reduction in read heads Physics 2 Active

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