Inventor · Victoria, MN, US

Scott E. Ryun

22Patents
10h-index
60Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1999 → Aug 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6483667B1 Self-loading disc head slider having multiple steps approximating a leading taper Physics 41 Expired
US6594113B2 Slider with furrows for flushing contaminants and lubricant Physics 35 Expired
US6747847B2 Self-flushing trench air bearing for improved slider flyability Physics 20 Expired
US6603639B1 Slider for disc storage system Physics 19 Expired
US6661611B1 Funneled trench AAB increased contact stiffness and enhanced take-off performance Physics 17 Expired
US6560071B2 Disc head slider having convergent channel features with leading edge inlet Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US8638349B1 Head-medium contact detection using introduced heat oscillation Physics 16 Active
US6545842B2 Disc drive actuator assembly drag reduction features Physics 15 Expired
US6606222B1 Convergent channel, trenched disc head slider Physics 15 Expired
US6989959B2 Drive level flow-field conditioning to reduce flow field turbulence Physics 11 Expired
US6744602B2 Modified gimbal tongue designs to reduce particle sensitivity Physics 10 Expired
US6587308B2 Disc head slider having profiled convergent channel features Physics 8 Expired
US8837076B1 In situ sensor based contact detection Physics 7 Active
US7054108B2 Slider for a data storage device having improved stiction control with reduced interference with air bearing pressurization Physics 7 Expired
US9047898B2 Head-medium contact detection using introduced heat oscillation Physics 5 Active
US9953673B2 Head to media interface monitoring Physics 2 Active
US11763853B2 Electronic device that includes a composition that can actively generate and release a gaseous oxidizing agent component into an interior space of the electronic device, and related subassemblies and methods Electricity 2 Active
US8004786B2 Transducer-data storage medium spacing adjustment Physics 2 Active
US11783867B2 Electronic device that includes a composition that can actively generate and release a gaseous oxidizing agent component into an interior space of the electronic device, and related subassemblies and methods Physics 2 Active
US7417828B2 Bi-level cavity for a slider air-bearing surface Physics 1 Expired
US10319397B2 Narrow band dwell monitoring Physics 1 Active
US12272386B2 Electronic device that includes a composition that can actively generate and release a gaseous oxidizing agent component into an interior space of the electronic device, and related subassemblies and methods Electricity 0 Active

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