Thomas R. Albrecht
169Patents
31h-index
162Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 27, 1988 → Dec 17, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5689384A | Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems | Physics | 371 | Expired |
| US4906840A | Integrated scanning tunneling microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 137 | Expired |
| US6282051A | Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| US6021013A | Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems | Physics | 123 | Expired |
| US5537372A | High density data storage system with topographic contact sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 116 | Expired |
| US5930065A | Timing based servo longitudinal addressing | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US6462904B1 | Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems | Physics | 84 | Expired |
| US5015850A | Microfabricated microscope assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US5345815A | Atomic force microscope having cantilever with piezoresistive deflection sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US5129132A | Method of making an integrated scanning tunneling microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US6320719A | Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US5267104A | Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having rear ski pad at the head-disk interface | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US5202803A | Disk file with liquid film head-disk interface | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US5221415A | Method of forming microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated pyramidal tip | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US4968585A | Microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated conical tip | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US4943719A | Microminiature cantilever stylus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US5200867A | Transducer carrier for disk file with liquid film head-disk interface | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US6034841A | Disk drive with composite sheet metal and encapsulated plastic base | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US6239685A | Bistable micromechanical switches | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US5399232A | Microfabricated cantilever stylus with integrated pyramidal tip | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US6344949B1 | Flying height adjustment for air bearing sliders | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US5729399A | Contact start/stop disk drive with minimized head-disk wear in textured landing zone | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US5317533A | Integrated mass storage device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US6762909B2 | Magnetic recording disk drive with self-limiting wearable contact pad air-bearing slider in hermetically sealed environment | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US5157251A | Scanning force microscope having aligning and adjusting means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.