Inventor
Andrew M. Homola
Inventor
Morgan Hill, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 40 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G11Bprimary
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer35%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics7%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures7%
A61KPreparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes6%
A61QSpecific use of cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations6%
C03CChemical composition of glasses, glazes or vitreous enamels6%
C03BManufacture, shaping, or supplementary processes4%
H01FMagnets4%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
C25FProcesses for the electrolytic removal of materials from objects2%
PatentTitleYear
9,833,390Dental device for inhibition of plaque, calculus and gingivitis20179,123,373'Electrochemical etching of magnetic recording layer'20158,980,076'Electro-deposited passivation coatings for patterned media'20158,492,009'Electrochemical etching of magnetic recording layer'20138,038,863'Composite stamper for imprint lithography'20117,656,615'Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with a soft magnetic layer having a discrete track recording pattern'20107,632,087'Composite stamper for imprint lithography'20097,608,193'Perpendicular magnetic discrete track recording disk'20097,597,792'Magnetic recording disk having DTR patterned CSS zone'20097,549,209'Method of fabricating a magnetic discrete track recording disk'20097,281,920'Die set utilizing compliant gasket'20077,147,790'Perpendicular magnetic discrete track recording disk'20066,972,135'Texturing of magnetic disk substrates'20056,967,798'Magnetic recording disk having DTR patterned CSS zone'20056,795,274'Method for manufacturing a substantially circular substrate by utilizing scribing'20046,664,503'Method for manufacturing a magnetic disk'20036,391,213'Texturing of a landing zone on glass-based substrates by a chemical etching process'20026,248,395'Mechanical texturing of glass and glass-ceramic substrates'20016,221,119'Slurry composition for polishing a glass ceramic substrate'20015,980,868'Methods, compositions, and dental delivery systems for the protection of the surfaces of teeth'19995,961,958'Methods, compositions, and dental delivery systems for the protection of the surfaces of teeth'19995,888,480'Methods, compositions, and dental delivery systems for the protection of the surfaces of teeth'19995,872,552'Electrophoretic display'19995,844,151'Method and apparatus for detecting and measuring organic materials on components of a magnetic storage system'19985,827,424'Contaminant reduction system for disk drives'19985,745,094'Electrophoretic display'19985,665,333'Methods, compositions, and dental delivery systems for the protection of the surfaces of teeth'19975,661,618'Magnetic recording device having a improved slider'19975,388,017'Disk file with air-bearing slider having skids'19955,285,337'Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having support struts'19945,267,104'Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having rear ski pad at the head-disk interface'19935,202,803'Disk file with liquid film head-disk interface'19935,200,867'Transducer carrier for disk file with liquid film head-disk interface'19934,960,609'Process for bonding lubricant to a thin film magnetic recording disk'19904,542,071'Lubricated magnetic recording disk'19854,521,451'Encapsulated magnetic recording disk'19854,451,495'Increasing magnetic particle concentration in magnetic coatings'19844,438,156'Mono-particle magnetic dispersion in organic polymers for magnetic recording'19844,333,961'Preparation of thin, aligned magnetic coatings'19824,280,918'Magnetic particle dispersions'1981Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1981–1999Patents assigned to IBM (17)· patent assignee history
1981–1982Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
1984–2011Based in Morgan Hill, CA, US· patent location history
1998Based in Morgan Hills, CA, US· patent location history
1999Patents assigned to FOUR STAR PARTNERS (2)· patent assignee history
2001–2007Patents assigned to KOMAG INC (7)· patent assignee history
2003–2004Patents assigned to ASAHI GLASS CO LTD (2)· patent assignee history
2009–2015Patents assigned to WD MEDIA INC (8)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Based in Naples, FL, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 17 | 1981–1999 |
| WD MEDIA INC | 8 | 2009–2015 |
| KOMAG INC | 7 | 2001–2007 |
| ASAHI GLASS CO LTD | 2 | 2003–2004 |
| FOUR STAR PARTNERS | 2 | 1999 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill, California, US | 33 | 1984–2011 |
| Naples, Florida, US | 4 | 2013–2017 |
| San Jose, California, US | 2 | 1981–1982 |
| Morgan Hills, California, US | 1 | 1998 |