Inventor
SUN BIAO
US23 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
6 patentsUS7542246B1Jun 2, 2009
Transducer with pole tip protrusion compensation layer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC168 citations99
US7719795B2May 18, 2010
Head having a transducer heater and an air bearing surface with a flow-diversion dam and pressure-relief trough disposed upstream of the transducer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC166 citations98
US7616405B2Nov 10, 2009
Slider with an air bearing surface having a inter-cavity dam with OD and ID dam surfaces of different heights
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC51 citations93
US7477486B1Jan 13, 2009
Air bearing slider with a side pad having a shallow recess depth
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC48 citations92
US7289299B1Oct 30, 2007
Air bearing slider with three-projection trailing center pad
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC46 citations92
US8988830B1Mar 24, 2015
Air bearing design to mitigate lube waterfall effect
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC4 citations73
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
5 patentsUS10910005B1Feb 2, 2021
Tangential and longitudinal glide ramp for magnetic storage device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7 citations84
US10984828B1Apr 20, 2021
Sliders with low aspect ratio
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7 citations78
US11594247B1Feb 28, 2023
Slider air bearing designs with higher pressure and higher thermal flying height (TFC) efficiency
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US12444438B2Oct 14, 2025
Magnetic head air bearing design with island blocker for smear mitigation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations50
US11869541B1Jan 9, 2024
Load/unload ramp for high-capacity hard disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations50
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC
3 patentsUS6879464B2Apr 12, 2005
Air bearing having a cavity patch surface coplanar with a leading edge pad surface
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC162 citations98
US6873496B1Mar 29, 2005
Side rail slider having improved fly height control
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC37 citations86
US6956718B1Oct 18, 2005
Sandwich diamond-like carbon overcoat for use in slider designs of proximity recording heads
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC49 citations85
SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO LTD
3 patentsUS12336855B2Jun 24, 2025
Imaging systems and methods
SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO LTD3 citations67
US12551177B2Feb 17, 2026
X-ray machines
SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO LTD0 citations62
US12279904B2Apr 22, 2025
Medical devices and control systems thereof
SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO LTD0 citations62