Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Xiaoding Ma

32Patents
7h-index
46Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 18, 1999 → Mar 12, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6627302B1 Lubricant overcoat for recording media and a process for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6613422B1 Nitrogen -implanted, high carbon density overcoats for recording media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6312798A Magnetic recording medium having a nitrogen-doped hydrogenated carbon protective overcoat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6392244B1 Ion beam deposition of diamond-like carbon overcoats by hydrocarbon source gas pulsing Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6673429B1 Magnetic recording media with a multiple-layer lubricant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7175926B2 Dual-layer carbon-based protective overcoats for recording media by filtered cathodic ARC deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8586703B2 Low profile lubricant with cyclophosphazene ring attached Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US8114470B2 Reduced spacing recording apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6800349B2 Zone bonded lubrication for hard disk recording media Physics 5 Expired
US6660413B1 Component of a magnetic recording medium with sealing layer for corrosion protection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US10614850B1 Coating a near field transducer with a dielectric material from magnetic recording medium Physics 5 Active
US6602570B1 Zone bonded lubrication for hard disk recording media Physics 5 Expired
US6638608B1 Protection overcoat for recording media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6656614B1 Method for manufacturing magnetic media with textured CSS landing zone formed by ion implantation, and media obtained thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6767592B2 Method for thin film protective overcoat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6526909B1 Biased ion beam deposition of high density carbon Electricity 2 Expired
US7354618B2 Oxygen plasma post-deposition treatment of magnetic recording media Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US6878418B2 Method for making zone-bonded lubricant layer for magnetic hard discs Physics 1 Expired
US6689425B1 Nitrogen-doped hydrogenated carbon films by ion beam deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US9842616B1 Selective heat-assisted removal of head over-coat and media over-coat Physics 0 Active
US9734856B2 Apparatuses and methods for absorbing optical energy Physics 0 Active
US10373637B2 Granularity in overlying magnetic and non-magnetic layers Physics 0 Active
US10151025B2 Helmholtz coil assisted PECVD carbon source Electricity 0 Active
US9984714B2 Apparatuses and methods for absorbing optical energy Physics 0 Active
US6982071B2 Thin-film magnetic recording media with dual intermediate layer structure for increased coercivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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