Scott E. Watson
21Patents
16h-index
33Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 24, 1995 → Mar 13, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6344950B1 | Head disk assembly including ramp having pivoting locational features | Physics | 78 | Expired |
| US6151197A | Water slide suspension assembly having a stiffened vertically offset lift tab | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US7672083B1 | Disk drive with translatable ramp | Physics | 74 | Active |
| US6535358B1 | Disk drive comprising a plastic molded crash stop with embedded magnet for latching an actuator arm | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US6757132B1 | Disk drive comprising a snap-on disk clamp | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| US6574073B1 | Disk drive comprising a plastic molded crash stop with embedded magnet for latching an actuator arm | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 59 | Expired |
| US6624980B1 | Disk drive comprising a support member for supporting a flex circuit and having a restraining member for vertically restraining an inertial latch | Physics | 59 | Expired |
| US7715149B1 | Disk drive including an actuator latch with a catch portion and a crash stop portion of lesser material stiffness than the catch portion | Physics | 54 | Active |
| US7684155B1 | Disk drive with an actuator latch having a biasing ball at least partially within a seating cavity adjoining a retention bore | Physics | 53 | Active |
| US8369044B2 | Disk drive with balance plug having longitudinal retainers | Physics | 53 | Active |
| US7957102B1 | Disk drive including an actuator latch with a torsionally compliant pusher portion | Physics | 51 | Active |
| US6549381B1 | Disk drive having actuator motion damper via histeresis energy loss of low energy magnet placed within magnetic field of a voice coil motor | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US8203806B2 | Disk drive having a head loading/unloading ramp that includes a torsionally-compliant member | Physics | 50 | Active |
| US8665555B1 | Disk drive with added external labyrinth path during servo track writing | Physics | 49 | Active |
| US8416534B1 | Disk drive with asymmetric tolerance ring | Physics | 48 | Active |
| US8755148B1 | Disk drive with balance plug having longitudinal retainers | Physics | 46 | Active |
| US9147436B2 | Slim form factor disk drive comprising disk drive enclosure having an insular raised region | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US5654849A | Molded swing-type actuator assembly with press-fit pivot and spring-loaded ground conductor elements | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| USD684025S1 | Asymmetrical trowel | General | 6 | Active |
| US7044459B2 | Simplified flexural pivot | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US9019657B1 | Coined VCM tab to limit cover deflection under pinch load | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.