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Thomas E. Karis
Also filed as: KARIS THOMAS · KARIS THOMAS E · KARIS THOMAS EDWARD
26 granted patents·9 pending applications·205 citations·filing 1993–2017
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35 records- 0187US7466514B2Control system to regulate the concentration of vapor in a hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 16, 2008·10 cites·25 claims
- 0287US6643093B2Magnetic recording device with improved reliabilityHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 4, 2003·24 cites·37 claims
- 0384US10783916B1Passivated nitrogenated diamond-like carbon layer and method for passivating itWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 22, 2020·12 cites·20 claims
- 0481US7998913B2Flow modifiers for improved magnetic recording deviceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 16, 2011·4 cites·14 claims
- 0579US9368150B2Charge control agent for fluid dynamic bearing motor lubricantHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·3 cites·23 claims
- 0679US5421868AInk compositionIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·40 cites·3 claims
- 0778US5744431AConductive lubricant for magnetic disk drivesIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 28, 1998·26 cites·3 claims
- 0875US5886854AConductive lubricant for magnetic disk drivesIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 23, 1999·25 cites·7 claims
- 0973US5641841AConductive lubricant for magnetic disk drivesIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 24, 1997·23 cites·7 claims
- 1069US8409660B2Systems and methods for processing a magnetic diskBROWN CHARLES A·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·1 cites·14 claims
- 1169US7820601B2System and method for improving lubrication in a fluid dynamic bearingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·1 cites·18 claims
- 1268US9728220B2Charge control agent for fluid dynamic bearing motor lubricantWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 8, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 1367US8405929B2Inhibiting oxidation of organic contaminants in a hard disk drive (HDD)GHADERI SAHBA·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 1466US7212376B2Disk drive system with hydrodynamic bearing lubricant having charge-control additive comprising dioctyldiphenylamine and/or oligomer thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE NETHERL·Filed 2003·Granted May 1, 2007·6 cites·15 claims
- 1565US8607425B2Method for lubed tape burnish for producing thin lube mediaGUO XING-CAI·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 17, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 1662US9266258B2System, method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording mediaHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·6 claims
- 1762US8619388B2Fluid dynamic bearing with an immiscible fluid barrierKARIS THOMAS E·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 31, 2013·1 cites·25 claims
- 1859US8899957B2System, method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording mediaHENDERSON CLAYTON P·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 2, 2014·0 cites·9 claims
- 1958US6194360B1Magnetic recording deviceIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·16 cites·9 claims
- 2056US2014231385A1Method for manufacturing a magnetic media having ultra thin bonded lubrication layerHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2154US8192249B2Systems and methods for polishing a magnetic diskCARTER MALIKA D·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·2 cites·15 claims
- 2254US7535673B2Fluid dynamic bearing comprising a lubricating fluid having tolutriazoleHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·0 cites·20 claims
- 2353US8727832B2System, method and apparatus for enhanced cleaning and polishing of magnetic recording diskGUO XING-CAI·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·0 cites·23 claims
- 2453US2010221416A1System, method and apparatus for combining the processes of lubrication and final tape polish for magnetic mediaHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2550US2013161181A1Method for manufacturing a magnetic recording disk with improved yieldGUO XING-CAI·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2650US2013149558A1Magnetic media having ultra thin bonded lubrication layerGUO XING-CAI·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2749US5940247AMagnetic recording device with spindle motor lubricant of specified amine and carbamate concentrations/ratiosIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·8 cites·12 claims
- 2848US9312141B2Vapor phase chemical mechanical polishing of magnetic recording disksHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 12, 2016·0 cites·16 claims
- 2946US2007248749A1Reducing pad burnish damages on magnetic recording media with mixed low molecular weight free lubricantHITACHI GLOBAL STORGE TECHNOLO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3044US8262975B2Self-releasing resist material for nano-imprint processesBEST MARGARET E·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·0 cites·15 claims
- 3144US2013237131A1System, Method and Apparatus for Polishing WorkpiecesGUO XING-CAI·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3241US9349407B2Data storage medium surface smoothing method and associated apparatusGUO XING-CAI·Filed 2011·Granted May 24, 2016·0 cites·10 claims
- 3335US2011287698A1System, method and apparatus for elastomer pad for fabricating magnetic recording disksKARIS THOMAS E·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3432US2016329074A1Lubricant layer robust to contamination and lubricant swelling for use in magnetic media and methods of making the sameHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3531US2011305923A1Utilizing polymer structures in planarized magnetic mediaKARIS THOMAS E·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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