Vedantham Raman
16Patents
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37Co-inventors
62Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 11, 1995 → Oct 17, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5661618A | Magnetic recording device having a improved slider | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US6117283A | Silicon coating on air bearing surface for magnetic thin film heads | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5943187A | Carbon overcoat for a slider with improved step coverage | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US5948532A | Cermet adhesion layer with carbonaceous wear layer for head/disk interfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6421205B1 | Recessed slider trailing edge for reducing stiction | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6958876B2 | Leak detection system of hard disk drives with lubricant reservoir | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5808832A | Ultrathin silicon wear coating for a slider and thin film magnetic head elements at an ABS | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6580585B2 | Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure having lubricant reservoir | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US7480120B2 | Apparatus and method for damping slider-gimbal coupled vibration of a hard disk drive | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6532134B1 | Silicon coating on air bearing surface for magnetic thin film heads | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US9045711B2 | Perfluorinated polyethers (PFPE) as magnetic lubricants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US6023840A | Method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head having an ultrathin silicon wear coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US8405929B2 | Inhibiting oxidation of organic contaminants in a hard disk drive (HDD) | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9368137B2 | Self-cleaning recording heads based on actuator seek profile | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US7052786B2 | Engineered interface for low fly height | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
| US7492539B2 | Method for controlling a burnish cycle to minimize cycle time | Physics | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.