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Darrick T. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH DARRICK T · SMITH DARRICK TAYLOR
18 granted patents·2 pending applications·88 citations·filing 1998–2020
92Inventor score
Files withHGST Netherlands BV8IBM5WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2GUNDER JEFFREY P1
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20 records- 0184US8956201B2Correcting current crowding in row bar and vias for single pad bondingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 17, 2015·7 cites·22 claims
- 0282US8390962B2Lapping method and station to achieve tight dimension controls for both read and write elements of magnetic recording heads and magnetic storage device formed therebyGUNDER JEFFREY P·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 5, 2013·8 cites·6 claims
- 0378US9881639B2Within-row wedge angle control for magnetic recording read-write headsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 30, 2018·5 cites·14 claims
- 0478US7049809B2System, method, and apparatus for handling and testing individual sliders in a row-like format in single slider processing systemsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted May 23, 2006·14 cites·24 claims
- 0576US8956200B2Wafer grounding design for single pad lappingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 17, 2015·3 cites·21 claims
- 0673US7662021B2Lapping plate texture for increased control over actual lapping forceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 16, 2010·2 cites·20 claims
- 0770US9129660B2Transducer resistor shunt structure for low-cost probingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 8, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 0868US9767833B1Wire bonding electrical lapping guides for tape head moduleHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 0966US9095951B2Common ground for electronic lapping guidesHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1066US6213285B1Method of indexing conveyor pallets at high speedsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·23 cites·34 claims
- 1152US11307028B2Method of making a high density slider clamp fixtureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1251US10702969B2Actuator tilt interposer for within-row lapping mount tool for magnetic recording read-write headsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 7, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 1344US10655959B2High density slider clamp fixtureSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 1442US6038755AIntegrated lead suspension tool blockIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2000·9 cites·25 claims
- 1542US2015380027A1Transducer resistor shunt structure for low-cost probingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1640US10850364B2Within-row stripe height and wedge angle control for magnetic recording read-write headsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 1, 2020·0 cites·22 claims
- 1740US5959827AIntegrated lead suspension electrostatic discharge protectorIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 28, 1999·8 cites·16 claims
- 1839US6249959B1Method for processing an integrated lead suspensionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 26, 2001·0 cites·13 claims
- 1934US6088912ASelf-aligning slider and platform clamping system for manufacturing integrated lead suspensionsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·3 cites·13 claims
- 2034US2017349381A1Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing semiconductor componentsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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