Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

William G. Moon

40Patents
15h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1979 → Jul 29, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5255136A High capacity submicro-winchester fixed disk drive Electricity 236 Expired
US6957291B2 Removable disk storage array emulating tape library having backup and archive capability Physics 160 Expired
US4639863A Modular unitary disk file subsystem Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 125 Expired
US5084791A Head position control system for fixed drive including position encoder, temperature sensor and embedded fine servo information Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US5005089A High performance, high capacity micro-winchester disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US4516177A Rotating rigid disk data storage device Physics 78 Expired
US4772974A Compact head and disk assembly Physics 61 Expired
US5208712A Data head load beam for height compacted, low power fixed head and disk assembly Physics 58 Expired
US4799545A Bacteria and its use in a microbial profile modification process Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US4712146A Thin and compact micro-Winchester head and disk assembly Physics 44 Expired
US5510940A Ball spindle for reduced friction rotary actuator in disk drive Physics 36 Expired
US4538193A Aerodynamically released safety latch for data transducer assembly in rotating rigid disk data storage device Physics 30 Expired
US5379439A Fixed disk drive mounted to printed circuit board Physics 25 Expired
US4703176A Compact polyphase optical position encoder Physics 15 Expired
US4860194A A method for using a modular unitary disk file subsystem Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US10065196B1 Low fat food processor Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US4250964A Process for recovering carbonaceous organic material from a subterranean formation Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US4377464A Coal liquefaction process Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US10859305B1 High performance ULT chest freezer with dehumidification Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10188098B2 Extremely fast freezing, low-temperature blast freezer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10047978B1 ULT freezer with heater Physics 2 Active
US4687569A Steam stripping process for solids separation in oil shale processing Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US10598410B2 Self-powered, long-term, low-temperature, controlled shipping unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11547023B2 Room portable blast chiller Electricity 1 Active
US10660328B2 Extremely fast freezing, low-temperature blast freezer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.