Thomas A Gregory

This inventor holds 23 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Magnetic Recording Technology. Top assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.v.. Active years: 1988-2005.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Thomas A Gregory. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/thomas-a-gregory

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 23

% Patents Active = 78.3

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.3

ph-index = 8

Forward Citations = 351(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Rochester, MN (US) (1988 - 2000)
Campbell, CA (US) (2001 - 2005)

Company Filing History:

19 out of 166,425

International Business Machines Corporation

patents

4 out of 2,636

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.v.

patents

Years Active: 1988-2005

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Areas of Expertise:

Lubricant Reservoir

Magnetic Media

Disk Drive

Slider Design

Near Contact Recording

Cleaning Disks

Servo Control

Vapor Phase Lubricant

Bearing Design

Precision Wear

Seal Mechanism

Hard Disk Drives

23 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 6958876 - Leak detection system of hard disk drives with lubricant reservoir (2005-10-25),

2. 6914739 - Closed loop lubrication system for moving magnetic media (2005-07-05),

3. 6700735 - Disk drive lubricant reservoir systems and lubricants used therein (2004-03-02),

4. 6678113 - Device and method for monitoring lubricant within a disk drive (2004-01-13),

5. 6580585 - Magnetic disk drive with load/unload structure having lubricant reservoir (2003-06-17),

6. 6205002 - Disk drive with textured slider contact region (2001-03-20),

7. 6125007 - Membrane seal secured to inner and outer oscillating bearing members for (2000-09-26),

8. 5850317 - Apparatus and method for near contact magnetic recording (1998-12-15),

9. 5742449 - Near contact magnetic recording using a liquid lubricant bearing to (1998-04-21),

10. 5659447 - Magnetic slider design for precision wear-in (1997-08-19),

11. 5623383 - Magnetic slider design for precision wear-in (1997-04-22),

12. 5612830 - Method and apparatus for cleaning disks upon reaching a disk drive (1997-03-18),

13. 5543983 - Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near magnetic recording (1996-08-06),

14. 5416657 - Seal for bearings in small angle oscillation applications (1995-05-16),

15. 5396383 - Integral lubricating fluid delivery system for a flying head in a (1995-03-07),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.

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