Ryan Schmidt
74Patents
13h-index
35Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 2, 1997 → Feb 6, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6046885A | Base plate suspension assembly in a hard disk drive with step in flange | Physics | 171 | Expired |
| US6399179B1 | Base plate for suspension assembly in hard disk drive with stress isolation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 158 | Expired |
| US8416534B1 | Disk drive with asymmetric tolerance ring | Physics | 48 | Active |
| US7580225B2 | Tolerance ring having variable height and/or assymmetrically located bumps | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Active |
| US6063508A | Swageable base plate with gram load offset and adjustment feature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US7850389B2 | Tolerance ring having various end tab designs to prevent interlocking | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Active |
| US7554771B2 | Tolerance ring for data storage with overlapping tab feature for mass control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Active |
| US7611303B2 | Tolerance ring with high axial static friction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6183841A | Optimized low profile swage mount base plate attachment of suspension assembly for hard disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US7583476B2 | Tolerance ring for data storage with cut-out feature for mass control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US7324307B2 | Plated base plate for suspension assembly in hard disk drive | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US8385024B2 | Tolerance ring with edge bump difference | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US7978437B2 | Tolerance ring for data storage with cut-out feature for mass control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US5948997A | Swaged connection testing apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6191921A | All metal base plate having a hardened flange and soft hub for attaching a load beam assembly to a head actuator arm of a disk drive by swaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6033755A | Base plate for suspension assembly in hard disk drive with tapered inner barrel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6372314B1 | Base plate with toothed hub for press-in attachment of suspension assembly in hard disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6368685B1 | Base plate with undulation shaped snap-through hub for decreased swage force attachment of suspension assembly in hard disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US7304824B2 | Plated base plate for suspension assembly in disk drive | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6141868A | Apparatus for press-in attachment of suspension assembly in hard disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5973885A | Swageable base for suspension assembly in hard disk drive without flange | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US10487864B2 | Mounting systems including load-bearing attachment assemblies and methods for mounting structures to an aircraft | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Active |
| US6372315B1 | All-metal base plate having a pronged hub for press-in attachment of a load beam assembly to a head actuator arm of a disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US10246195B2 | Arched inflatable structure for evacuation slide systems | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US7507063B2 | Snap ring with recessed interior contour | Physics | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.