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Eric T. Sladek
Also filed as: SLADEK ERIC T · SLADEK ERIC THOMAS
11 granted patents·961 citations·filing 2000–2014
94Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6SLADEK ERIC T2READ RITE CORP1SUN BIAO1WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC1
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11 records- 0197US7916426B2Head with an air bearing surface having left and right leading pressurizing steps, each with short and long regionsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·153 cites·11 claims
- 0297US7872833B2Head with a transducer overcoat having a trailing air flow dam that is shallowly recessed from an air bearing surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·166 cites·11 claims
- 0397US7719795B2Head having a transducer heater and an air bearing surface with a flow-diversion dam and pressure-relief trough disposed upstream of the transducerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 18, 2010·166 cites·6 claims
- 0495US7616405B2Slider with an air bearing surface having a inter-cavity dam with OD and ID dam surfaces of different heightsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·51 cites·16 claims
- 0595US7289299B1Air bearing slider with three-projection trailing center padWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·46 cites·11 claims
- 0693US8087973B1Slider with leading edge blend and conformal step featuresSLADEK ERIC T·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 3, 2012·36 cites·10 claims
- 0793US6433965B1Laminated carbon-containing overcoats for information storage system transducersREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·206 cites·20 claims
- 0892US8339742B1Slider with leading edge blend and conformal step featuresSLADEK ERIC T·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 25, 2012·35 cites·6 claims
- 0992US8199437B1Head with an air bearing surface having a particle fence separated from a leading pad by a continuous moatSUN BIAO·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 12, 2012·48 cites·10 claims
- 1092US6956718B1Sandwich diamond-like carbon overcoat for use in slider designs of proximity recording headsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 18, 2005·49 cites·16 claims
- 1181US9431044B1Slider having shock and particle resistanceWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·5 cites·28 claims
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