Inventor · disambiguated record
Paul Stephen Mcleod
Also filed as: MCLEOD PAUL S · MCLEOD PAUL STEPHEN
40 granted patents·4 pending applications·738 citations·filing 1974–2013
98Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
44 records- 0197US3956093APlanar magnetron sputtering method and apparatusAIRCO INC·Filed 1974·Granted May 11, 1976·95 cites·10 claims
- 0296US6290821B1Sputter deposition utilizing pulsed cathode and substrate bias powerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 18, 2001·103 cites·12 claims
- 0391US6582572B2Target fabrication method for cylindrical cathodesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·46 cites·19 claims
- 0491US6444100B1Hollow cathode sputter sourceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 3, 2002·37 cites·20 claims
- 0589US6808741B1In-line, pass-by method for vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·22 cites·10 claims
- 0689US6497799B1Method and apparatus for sputter deposition of multilayer filmsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 24, 2002·39 cites·20 claims
- 0787US4125446AControlled reflectance of sputtered aluminum layersAIRCO INC·Filed 1977·Granted Nov 14, 1978·47 cites·11 claims
- 0886US6843892B1Apparatus and method for selectively and controllably electrically biasing a plurality of substrates on a palletSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 18, 2005·29 cites·30 claims
- 0982US6613151B1Single disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·14 cites·10 claims
- 1081US8652310B2Trim magnets to adjust erosion rate of cylindrical sputter targetsMCLEOD PAUL STEPHEN·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 18, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 1181US6309516B1Method and apparatus for metal allot sputteringSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 30, 2001·18 cites·20 claims
- 1281US4658086APhotovoltaic cell package assembly for mechanically stacked photovoltaic cellsCHEVRON RES·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 14, 1987·44 cites·11 claims
- 1380US6733590B1Method and apparatus for multilayer deposition utilizing a common beam sourceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·19 cites·8 claims
- 1479US8208238B1Apparatus for orienting soft-underlayer depositionMCLEOD PAUL STEPHEN·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·4 cites·20 claims
- 1576US6468405B1Sputtering target assembly and method for depositing a thickness gradient layer with narrow transition zoneSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·13 cites·20 claims
- 1675US6511702B1Apparatus and method to control the molecular weight distribution of a vaporSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·10 cites·15 claims
- 1774US9034157B2Forming oriented film for magnetic recording materialMCLEOD PAUL S·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
- 1874US6569294B1Sputtering target assembly and method for depositing a thickness gradient layer with narrow transition zoneSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·12 cites·19 claims
- 1973US4776893AGaAs on GaSb mechanically stacked photovoltaic cells, package assembly, and modulesCHEVRON RES·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 11, 1988·29 cites·13 claims
- 2072US6886244B1Segmented pallet for disk-shaped substrate electrical biassing and apparatus comprising sameSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted May 3, 2005·15 cites·21 claims
- 2171US7041202B2Timing apparatus and method to selectively bias during sputteringSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 9, 2006·10 cites·17 claims
- 2267US8728242B2Single disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 20, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 2366US4838201AApparatus and process for vacuum chemical epitaxyDAIDO OXYGEN·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 13, 1989·23 cites·11 claims
- 2466US4746371AMechanically stacked photovoltaic cells, package assembly, and modulesCHEVRON RES·Filed 1986·Granted May 24, 1988·22 cites·18 claims
- 2565US8382902B2Single disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 26, 2013·2 cites·17 claims
- 2662US8008632B2Two-zone ion beam carbon depositionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·0 cites·15 claims
- 2762US7537676B2Cathode apparatus to selectively bias pallet during sputteringSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 26, 2009·5 cites·26 claims
- 2862US6156154AApparatus for etching discs and pallets prior to sputter depositionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·15 cites·7 claims
- 2961US6605195B2Multi-layer deposition process using four ring sputter sourcesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 12, 2003·4 cites·19 claims
- 3060US4131753AMultiple electron-beam vapor source assemblyAIRCO INC·Filed 1977·Granted Dec 26, 1978·9 cites·10 claims
- 3159US6830600B2Cold traps for vapor lubrication processesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·3 cites·7 claims
- 3258US7828899B2In-line, pass-by system and method for disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 9, 2010·2 cites·19 claims
- 3358US7141145B2Gas injection for uniform composition reactively sputter-deposited thin filmsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 28, 2006·4 cites·15 claims
- 3457US6844031B2Method & apparatus for multilayer deposition utilizing a common ion beam sourceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 18, 2005·2 cites·8 claims
- 3554US2008121515A1Magnetron sputtering utilizing halbach magnet arraysSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3653US8946651B2Multiple anode ion sourceMCLEOD PAUL STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 3, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 3753US8591710B2Method and apparatus for formation of oriented magnetic films for magnetic recording mediaMCLEOD PAUL S·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 26, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 3853US6482301B1Target shields for improved magnetic properties of a recording mediumSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 19, 2002·15 cites·13 claims
- 3952US8808793B2Disc vapor lubricationMCLEOD PAUL STEPHEN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 19, 2014·0 cites·16 claims
- 4052US2010018857A1Sputter cathode apparatus allowing thick magnetic targetsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4151US4829021AProcess for vacuum chemical epitaxyDAIDO OXYGEN·Filed 1987·Granted May 9, 1989·19 cites·9 claims
- 4240US2010116202A1Modular Chambers for Manufacturing Magnetic DisksSMURA MARK·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4336US8573579B2Biasing a pre-metalized non-conductive substrateYI CHANG BOK·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 4435US2012048724A1Cylindrical Magnetron Sputter Source Utilizing Halbach Magnet ArrayMCLEOD PAUL S·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →