Terry McDaniel
30Patents
11h-index
40Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 16, 1990 → Dec 17, 2010
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6360035B1 | Optical head using micro-machined elements | Physics | 52 | Expired |
| US6044056A | Flying optical head with dynamic mirror | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5889641A | Magneto-resistive magneto-optical head | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6714370B2 | Write head and method for recording information on a data storage medium | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6775100B1 | Laser assisted track width definition and radial control with magnetic recording | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US5903525A | Coil for use with magneto-optical head | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6226233A | Magneto-optical system utilizing MSR media | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5420834A | Optical disk recorders using disks coatings close to outer surfaces with optical path extending through a thick transparent substrate | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US8149652B2 | Compensating the effects of static head-media spacing variations and nonlinear transition shift in heat assisted magnetic recording | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7515372B2 | Compensating the effects of static head-media spacing variations and nonlinear transition shift in heat assisted magnetic recording | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US6798729B1 | Optical head using micro-machined elements | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6784501B2 | Process for forming metalized contacts to periphery transistors | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6706358B1 | Storage disk comprising depressions and /or raised features | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7394622B2 | Magnetic recording media with discrete tracks of magnetic material in a magnetically soft underlayer | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US6794238B2 | Process for forming metallized contacts to periphery transistors | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6414911B1 | Flying optical head with dynamic mirror | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US5115420A | Utilizing wasted laser light in optical systems | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6700838B1 | Planar coil structure for magneto-optical head | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US5392262A | Two-sided optical disks having recording layers disposed close to outer surfaces and spaced axially apart a greater distance and devices for using the disks | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6781785B2 | Method and system for utilizing circular marks in position error signal patterns | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6868048B1 | Data storage system having thermally activated readout | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7262053B2 | Terraced film stack | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US5644555A | Multiple data surface magneto-optical data storage system | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US7595521B2 | Terraced film stack | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US6373792B1 | Reduction of a temperature in a lubricant interface | Physics | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.