Inventor
RAMAN VEDANTHAM
US16 patents
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IBM
8 patentsUS5661618AAug 26, 1997
Magnetic recording device having a improved slider
IBM60 citations93
US6117283ASep 12, 2000
Silicon coating on air bearing surface for magnetic thin film heads
IBM23 citations92
US5943187AAug 24, 1999
Carbon overcoat for a slider with improved step coverage
IBM26 citations92
US6421205B1Jul 16, 2002
Recessed slider trailing edge for reducing stiction
IBM16 citations80
US5948532ASep 7, 1999
Cermet adhesion layer with carbonaceous wear layer for head/disk interfaces
IBM17 citations79
US6532134B1Mar 11, 2003
Silicon coating on air bearing surface for magnetic thin film heads
IBM7 citations73
US6023840AFeb 15, 2000
Method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head having an ultrathin silicon wear coating
IBM5 citations73
US5808832ASep 15, 1998
Ultrathin silicon wear coating for a slider and thin film magnetic head elements at an ABS
IBM9 citations73
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
4 patentsUS7480120B2Jan 20, 2009
Apparatus and method for damping slider-gimbal coupled vibration of a hard disk drive
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10 citations84
US6580585B2Jun 17, 2003
Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure having lubricant reservoir
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH13 citations83
US6958876B2Oct 25, 2005
Leak detection system of hard disk drives with lubricant reservoir
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH11 citations73
US7492539B2Feb 17, 2009
Method for controlling a burnish cycle to minimize cycle time
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH0 citations41