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Longmont, CO, United States of America

Maxtor Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 719

% Expired Patents = 39.6

Forward Citations = 13,336

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660 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Lin Guo (40 out of 52 patents)

Yu Sun (33 out of 40 patents)

Erhard Theodor Schreck (32 out of 133 patents)

4. Don Brunnett (30 out of 41 patents)

5. Bruce A Liikanen (29 out of 168 patents)

6. Michael L Mallary (25 out of 88 patents)

7. Ara Patapoutian (24 out of 129 patents)

8. Lih-Jyh Weng (22 out of 69 patents)

9. Michael McNeil (17 out of 18 patents)

10. Bruce Douglas Buch (14 out of 94 patents)

11. Xiaoping Hu (13 out of 28 patents)

12. Mourad Benakli (12 out of 70 patents)

13. Quinn Jay Haddock (12 out of 20 patents)

14. Brian D Strom (12 out of 23 patents)

15. Thomas O Melrose (12 out of 17 patents)

Core Competencies:

Disk Drive

Magnetic Storage

Actuator Control

Hermetic Seal

Data Tracking

Fly Height Adjustment

Thermal Actuation

Servo Writing

Microactuator

Data Storage Device

Contamination Encapsulation

Vibration Isolation

719 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 9142237 - Slider of a disk drive having data favorable load/unload attitude (2015-09-22),

2. 8182868 - Encapsulation of particulate contamination (2012-05-22),

3. 8059364 - Hermetically sealed connector interface (2011-11-15),

4. 7914858 - Process to seal housing components to contain low density gas (2011-03-29),

5. 7889461 - Internal support interface between a shaft and housing member with vibration and acoustic isolation (2011-02-15),

6. 7886802 - Thermode sealing with magnetic field compensation (2011-02-15),

7. 7813083 - Disk drive load arm structure having a strain sensor and method of its fabrication (2010-10-12),

8. 7787213 - Disk drive flow control plate with integrated air management features (2010-08-31),

9. 7787209 - Method and apparatus for compensating for repeatable runout using wide embedded runout correction fields (2010-08-31),

10. 7757378 - Resin impregnation process with enhanced fluidic control (2010-07-20),

11. 7739788 - Support structure with integral retainer tabs for use in spindle motor wire routing (2010-06-22),

12. 7684146 - Hermetic seal for a spindle motor of a disk drive (2010-03-23),

13. 7646566 - Slider deformation control by thermal-structural compensators (2010-01-12),

14. 7639449 - Passive fly height adjustment to compensate for ambient pressure changes in a disk drive (2009-12-29),

15. 7636222 - Tuned mass actuator arms for decreasing track misregistration in a depopulated head suspension disk drive (2009-12-22),

Maxtor Corporation, headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, specializes in disk drive technology, focusing on the development and manufacturing of magnetic storage solutions. The company is known for its innovations in actuator control, hermetic sealing, and data tracking, which enhance the reliability and performance of storage devices. Maxtor's expertise extends to advanced techniques such as fly height adjustment and thermal actuation, positioning it as a key player in the storage industry, catering to a diverse range of applications.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

Maxtor Corporation

719 Patents

#1 in Longmont, CO

#9 in Colorado

#701 in US

#1,382 in the World

Longmont, CO, United States of America

Maxtor Corporation

Forward Citations = 13,336

660 inventors:

Lin Guo (40 out of 52 patents)

Yu Sun (33 out of 40 patents)

Erhard Theodor Schreck (32 out of 133 patents)

4. Don Brunnett (30 out of 41 patents)

5. Bruce A Liikanen (29 out of 168 patents)

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