Inventor
SAMUELSON LAURENCE S
US13 patents
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IBM
12 patentsUS5796551AAug 18, 1998
Landing pads for air bearing sliders and method for making the same
IBM71 citations95
US5490025AFeb 6, 1996
Air bearing slider with debris deflecting features
IBM56 citations95
US5490026AFeb 6, 1996
Negative pressure slider with optimized leading pocket for profile control
IBM46 citations95
US5610784AMar 11, 1997
Negative pressure slider with optimized leading pocket for profile control
IBM19 citations92
US5509554AApr 23, 1996
Sacrificial structure masking method for disk drive slider assemblies and sliders made thereby
IBM19 citations83
US5587858ADec 24, 1996
Negative pressure slider with optimized leading pocket for profile control
IBM16 citations81
US5583722ADec 10, 1996
Negative pressure slider with optimized leading pocket for profile control
IBM11 citations81
US5438467AAug 1, 1995
Negative pressure air bearing design
IBM19 citations80
US5532890AJul 2, 1996
Negative pressure slider with optimized leading pocket for profile control
IBM7 citations73
US5825587AOct 20, 1998
Shallow etch air bearing surface features for optimized transducer spacing
IBM11 citations72
US5796550AAug 18, 1998
Method and apparatus for providing diverging rail edge geometry for air bearing slider
IBM3 citations61
US6421908B1Jul 23, 2002
Method of making shallow etch air bearing surface features for optimized transducer spacing
IBM0 citations51