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David E. Fowler
Also filed as: FOWLER DAVID · FOWLER DAVID E · FOWLER DAVID N
31 granted patents·1 pending application·1,807 citations·filing 1981–2020
98Inventor score
Files withQUADREX HPS INC9WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5MAXTOR CORP4WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3BIOENERGY INT L C2
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32 records- 0197US7800858B1Differential head integrated touchdown sensors for hard disk drivesWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 21, 2010·226 cites·25 claims
- 0297US7796356B1Head integrated touchdown sensor for hard disk drivesWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 14, 2010·219 cites·16 claims
- 0396US8797667B1Disk drive calibrating bias signal for touchdown sensorWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·52 cites·18 claims
- 0496US8760814B1Disk drive head suspension assembly having a DLC coating between dimple and tongueWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·47 cites·18 claims
- 0595US8749920B1Magnetic recording head with dynamic fly height heating and having thermally controlled pole tip protrusion to control and protect reader elementKNUTSON NEIL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·139 cites·17 claims
- 0694US6760191B1Internal heat dissipater used to reduce slider and write pole thermal protrusion for thin film recording headsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·46 cites·53 claims
- 0794US5554520AEthanol production by recombinant hostsBIOENERGY INT L C·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 10, 1996·149 cites·45 claims
- 0894US4865061ADecontamination apparatus for chemically and/or radioactively contaminated tools and equipmentQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 12, 1989·113 cites·11 claims
- 0992US8643980B1Micro-actuator enabling single direction motion of a magnetic disk drive headFOWLER DAVID E·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 4, 2014·156 cites·14 claims
- 1091US8456643B2Method and system for mapping the shape of a head under operating conditionsPRABHAKARAN VIJAY·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·48 cites·20 claims
- 1190US4443269ATool decontamination methodHEALTH PHYSICS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 17, 1984·58 cites·8 claims
- 1288US5487989AEthanol production by recombinant hostsBIOENERGY INT L C·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 30, 1996·146 cites·39 claims
- 1388US4781041AApparatus for cleaning garments and soft goods contaminated with nuclear, chemical and/or biological contaminantsQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Nov 1, 1988·34 cites·18 claims
- 1487US8861317B1Heat assisted magnetic recording transducer having protective padsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 1586US5159455AMultisensor high-resolution cameraGEN IMAGING CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 27, 1992·80 cites·38 claims
- 1681US6214070B1Disk drive filterMAXTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·59 cites·20 claims
- 1781US4630625ATool decontamination apparatusQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 23, 1986·35 cites·9 claims
- 1877US7355814B1Disk texture located in load/unload zone of disk for cleaning contamination and disk lubricant from head ABS surfaceMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 8, 2008·3 cites·46 claims
- 1976US8404099B2Electrolysis of spent fuel pool water for hydrogen generationFOWLER DAVID E·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·2 cites·14 claims
- 2076US4503577APipe and hose decontamination apparatusQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1982·Granted Mar 12, 1985·28 cites·25 claims
- 2175US4685972AProcess for removing PCB's from electrical apparatusQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 11, 1987·19 cites·21 claims
- 2272US8649249B1Printing magnetic pattern onto diskSCHRECK ERHARD·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 11, 2014·2 cites·23 claims
- 2369US6654205B1Air bearing surface for reducing pressure gradientsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 25, 2003·21 cites·25 claims
- 2462US8902533B1Disk drive detecting different asperities on a disk using different sensor bias settingsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 2, 2014·1 cites·24 claims
- 2561US10891981B2Air-bearing surface designs with a curved trailing air flow damWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 12, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2661US4842746AMethod of removing toxic agents for trichlorotrifluoroethaneQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 27, 1989·26 cites·8 claims
- 2760US4790337AApparatus for removing PCB's from electrical apparatusQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 13, 1988·18 cites·42 claims
- 2854US4797128AMethod of and apparatus for cleaning garments and soft goods contaminated with nuclear, chemical and/or biological contaminantsQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 10, 1989·35 cites·15 claims
- 2953US10714135B1Air-bearing surface designs with a curved trailing air flow damWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 14, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 3052US5333855ABaseball pitching analyzerSILIN CONNIE J·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·32 cites·4 claims
- 3150US2007021777A1Apparatus and method for removing a clipFOWLER DAVID N·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3235US4913178AProcess and apparatus for removing PCB's from electrical apparatusQUADREX HPS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·3 cites·33 claims
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