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Weidong Huang
Also filed as: HUANG WEIDONG · HUANG WEIDONG (RANDY)
57 granted patents·18 pending applications·551 citations·filing 1994–2025
98Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC12HUANG WEIDONG11HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH8UNIV CALIFORNIA8EVERGREEN SOLAR INC6
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75 records- 0196US7215495B1System and method for determining head-disk contact in a magnetic recording disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2007·55 cites·20 claims
- 0296US7180692B1System and method for calibrating and controlling a fly-height actuator in a magnetic recording disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 20, 2007·128 cites·20 claims
- 0394US10910005B1Tangential and longitudinal glide ramp for magnetic storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 2, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 0494US7583473B2Air bearing with both low altitude and speed sensitivitiesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 1, 2009·19 cites·16 claims
- 0593US8203805B2ABS with lubricant control trenches for hard disk drivesHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 19, 2012·19 cites·17 claims
- 0692US10984828B1Sliders with low aspect ratioWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 20, 2021·7 cites·30 claims
- 0792US10468071B1Magnetic storage device with heat-assisted magnetic storage head and associated method of manufactureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·18 cites·17 claims
- 0892US7632016B1Digital detector calibration with known exposureCARESTREAM HEALTH INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 15, 2009·25 cites·20 claims
- 0990US7898769B2Three-etch ABS design with a closed front channelHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 1, 2011·11 cites·25 claims
- 1089US10249334B1Slider air-bearing surface designs with side particle-trapping structuresWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 2, 2019·10 cites·22 claims
- 1189US8089729B2Slider with an air bearing surface and related topographyHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 3, 2012·9 cites·20 claims
- 1289US7651768B2Reduced wetting string for ribbon crystalEVERGREEN SOLAR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 26, 2010·8 cites·10 claims
- 1389US7450343B2Device, apparatus and method for removing particulate contamination from the trailing edge of a hard disk drive air bearingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·10 cites·20 claims
- 1488US10354685B1Slider air-bearing surface designs with segmented particle-trapping structuresWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·9 cites·23 claims
- 1588US9886976B2Slider with extended three-dimensional air-bearing surfaceHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 6, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1687US9230587B1Air bearing surface design with extreme particle trapping holes for improving HDD particle robustnesHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 5, 2016·11 cites·12 claims
- 1787US9082441B1Head slider having improved air bearing compliance and higher actuation efficiencyHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 1887US8289653B2ABS with a lubrication control dam for hard disk drivesHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 16, 2012·10 cites·20 claims
- 1983US8094411B2Slider with pockets in front of air bearing surfaceHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 2083US7751147B2Air bearing surface with shallow center channelHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·5 cites·13 claims
- 2182US8649126B2Air bearing surface of a head slider in a hard disk driveBOLASNA SANFORD A·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 11, 2014·7 cites·12 claims
- 2282US7515384B2Method and apparatus for providing a three stepped air bearing having a funnel structure for controlling air flow to improve fly height performanceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 7, 2009·15 cites·26 claims
- 2381US9704523B1Slider with tunnel featureHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 11, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2477US10416162B2Her2 diagnostic methodsHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 17, 2019·6 cites·21 claims
- 2576US10629236B1Slider gas-bearing surface designs to mitigate effects of smear in heat-assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2674US6248867B1Trabecular meshwork induced glucocorticoid response (TIGR) fusion proteinUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 19, 2001·19 cites·8 claims
- 2773US7427382B2Cold-walled vessel process for compounding, homogenizing and consolidating semiconductor compoundsREDLEN TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 23, 2008·5 cites·41 claims
- 2872US5849879AMethods for the diagnosis of glaucomaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 15, 1998·21 cites·8 claims
- 2971US8328932B2Ribbon crystal pulling furnace afterheater with at least one openingHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 11, 2012·1 cites·29 claims
- 3071US2023062274A1Methods for Determining the Likelihood of Survival and for Predicting Likelihood of Metastasis in Cancer PatientsLABORATORY CORP AMERICA HOLDINGS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3170US8388751B2Controlling transport of gas borne contaminants across a ribbon surfaceHARVEY DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·2 cites·32 claims
- 3270US6696241B2Measuring esterase activity using fluorescent substrates as a way of evaluating cervical cancerUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·9 cites·14 claims
- 3369US12418148B2Connector, cable connection assembly and connector assemblyTYCO ELECTRONICS SHANGHAI CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3469US8009389B2Air bearing with low crown sensitivity through side channelsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·1 cites·20 claims
- 3569US7817378B2Slider air bearing with asymetric side railHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·1 cites·15 claims
- 3669US5606043AMethods for the diagnosis of glaucomaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 25, 1997·23 cites·16 claims
- 3768US5854415AMethods for the diagnosis of glaucomaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 29, 1998·13 cites·10 claims
- 3863US12485610B23D printing device with extrusion port having variable size and control method thereforSUZHOU MEAMAN MACHINES CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 3963US10832718B2Slider gas-bearing surface designs with leading-edge pocketsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 10, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 4063US2011247546A1Ribbon Crystal String for Increasing Wafer YieldEVERGREEN SOLAR INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4162US11401344B2Methods for determining the likelihood of survival and for predicting likelihood of metastasis in cancer patientsLABORATORY CORP AMERICA HOLDINGS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 2, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 4262US9865284B2Fabrication process for slider with extended three-dimensional air-bearing surfaceHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4362US2025033279A13d printing system and control methodSUZHOU MEAMAN MACHINES CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4461US11579148B2Methods for determining the likelihood of survival and for predicting likelihood of metastasis in cancer patientsLABORATORY CORP AMERICA HOLDINGS·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 14, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 4561US10891981B2Air-bearing surface designs with a curved trailing air flow damWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 12, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4661US5861497ATrabecular meshwork induced glucocorticoid response (TIGR) nucleic acid moleculesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 19, 1999·17 cites·6 claims
- 4761US2025114997A13d printing apparatus and methodSUZHOU MEAMAN MACHINES CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4858US5789169AMethods for the diagnosis of glaucomaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·14 cites·106 claims
- 4957US11433612B2Device for 3D printing and control method thereofHUANG WEIDONG·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 5057US7842270B2Ribbon crystal having reduced wetting stringEVERGREEN SOLAR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 30, 2010·1 cites·12 claims
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