Steve S. Eckerd
21Patents
10h-index
14Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 8, 1991 → Jun 7, 2004
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5705868A | Spindle motor connector having supported electrical leads | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US6078498A | Low sway space isolation chassis adapter for a disc drive | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5097978A | Sealing apparatus for a disc drive | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6091576A | Ramp loading apparatus for a disc drive | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US6181530A | Heat sink for a voice coil motor | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US6535357B1 | Latch for disc drives | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6125017A | Actuator crash stops providing a two-stage braking impulse | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US6288879A | Top down assembly of a disk drive actuator using a tolerance ring and a post | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6134077A | Latch for disc drives | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6542335B1 | Inertial spring latch assembly and compressive limit stop in a disc drive | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6381103B1 | Magnetic latching for a disc drive | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6650507B2 | Actuator with discrete molded in bumper stop | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6088193A | Pawl latch for a disc drive | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6567242B2 | Compressive limit stop in a disc drive | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6498703B2 | Inertial spring latch assembly in a disc drive | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6324034A | Spacer/stop assembly and disc drive with spacer/stop assembly | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6680823B2 | Moveable outer stop | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6543124B2 | Voice coil motor attachment for a hard disc assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US6826019B2 | Actuator stop | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| USH1067H | Breather vent assembly formed in a sealed disk drive housing | General | 2 | Active |
| US7262934B2 | Limit stop filter support apparatus | Physics | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.