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Thomas A. Gregory
Also filed as: GREGORY THOMAS A · GREGORY THOMAS ALLEN
23 granted patents·683 citations·filing 1987–2002
97Inventor score
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23 records- 0196US5309301AServo controlled lubricant thickness for near contact magnetic recordingIBM·Filed 1992·Granted May 3, 1994·74 cites·22 claims
- 0296US5030260ADisk drive breather filterIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 9, 1991·162 cites·24 claims
- 0392US5229899AApparatus and method for controlling vapor phase within an enclosureIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 20, 1993·58 cites·16 claims
- 0492US4789913AMethod and apparatus for lubricating a magnetic disk continuously in a recording fileIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 6, 1988·61 cites·39 claims
- 0587US5351156AMethod and apparatus for cleaning disksIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 27, 1994·38 cites·40 claims
- 0686US5612830AMethod and apparatus for cleaning disks upon reaching a disk drive start-stop cycle thresholdIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 18, 1997·37 cites·6 claims
- 0784US5331487ADirect access storage device with vapor phase lubricant system and a magnetic disk having a protective layer and immobile physically bonded lubricant layerIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 19, 1994·73 cites·22 claims
- 0879US6580585B2Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure having lubricant reservoirHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 17, 2003·13 cites·8 claims
- 0977US6958876B2Leak detection system of hard disk drives with lubricant reservoirHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 25, 2005·11 cites·38 claims
- 1076US6914739B2Closed loop lubrication system for moving magnetic mediaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 5, 2005·11 cites·24 claims
- 1174US6678113B2Device and method for monitoring lubricant within a disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 13, 2004·9 cites·24 claims
- 1273US5659447AMagnetic slider design for precision wear-inIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 19, 1997·22 cites·7 claims
- 1370US6700735B2Disk drive lubricant reservoir systems and lubricants used thereinIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·8 cites·29 claims
- 1467US5543983AServo controlled lubricant thickness for near magnetic recordingIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·13 cites·35 claims
- 1567US5396383AIntegral lubricating fluid delivery system for a flying head in a magnetic disk storage systemIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 7, 1995·16 cites·20 claims
- 1658US5278711ASlider bearing design for near contact magnetic recordingIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 11, 1994·25 cites·14 claims
- 1755US5416657ASeal for bearings in small angle oscillation applicationsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted May 16, 1995·8 cites·15 claims
- 1854US5381284ASpacer ring reservoir for magnetic recording disk lubricantIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 10, 1995·9 cites·23 claims
- 1946US6125007AMembrane seal secured to inner and outer oscillating bearing members for small angle oscillations within confined axial spaceIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 26, 2000·10 cites·20 claims
- 2046US5623383AMagnetic slider design for precision wear-inIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 22, 1997·5 cites·14 claims
- 2139US6205002B1Disk drive with textured slider contact regionIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 20, 2001·6 cites·10 claims
- 2236US5742449ANear contact magnetic recording using a liquid lubricant bearing to separate media and transducerIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 21, 1998·8 cites·8 claims
- 2334US5850317AApparatus and method for near contact magnetic recordingIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 15, 1998·6 cites·9 claims
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