Patents by Inventor Daniel Gerard Abels

Daniel Gerard Abels has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for producing sliders
    Patent number: 6428715
    Abstract: A method for producing sliders without alumina overcoat protrusion on the air bearing surface. The method comprises a method for removing alumina protrusion on the air bearing surface of a slider comprising contacting the air bearing surface of the slider with an aqueous base having a pH of about 9 to about 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Abels, Yu-En Percy Chang, Peter Beverley Powell Phipps, Jila Tabib, Benjamin Lu-Chen Wang