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Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8670217 Scissoring-type current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with free layers having shape anisotropy Patrick M. Braganca, Jeffrey R. Childress, Yang Li 2014-03-11
8670216 Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with an exchange-coupled reference layer having shape anisotropy Patrick M. Braganca, Jeffrey R. Childress, Yang Li 2014-03-11
8654465 Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced demodulator for hard disk drives Patrick M. Braganca, Richard Leo Galbraith, Bruce Alvin Gurney, Bruce A. Wilson, Rehan Ahmed Zakai 2014-02-18
8570677 Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced integrated demodulator for hard disk drives Patrick M. Braganca, Richard Leo Galbraith, Bruce Alvin Gurney, Bruce A. Wilson, Rehan Ahmed Zakai 2013-10-29
8553346 Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced delay control feedback circuit for hard disk drives Patrick M. Braganca, Richard Leo Galbraith, Bruce Alvin Gurney, Bruce A. Wilson, Rehan Ahmed Zakai 2013-10-08
8541916 Nut securing arrangement for electrical generator Randy Edward Whitener, Stephen T. Soto 2013-09-24
8335056 CPP sensors with hard bias structures that shunt sense current towards a shield Hamid Balamane, Jeffrey R. Childress, Robert E. Fontana, Jr., Jordan Asher Katine 2012-12-18
8305715 Magnetoresistance (MR) read elements having an active shield Daniele Mauri 2012-11-06
8233247 Scissoring-type current-perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR) sensors with damped free layer structures Matthew J. Carey, Jeffrey R. Childress, Stefan Maat 2012-07-31
8228644 CPP-TMR sensor with non-orthogonal free and reference layer magnetization orientation Jeffrey R. Childress 2012-07-24
8166633 Method for manufacturing an extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure Thomas Dudley Boone, Jr., Liesl Folks, Bruce Alvin Gurney, Jordan Asher Katine, Ernesto E. Marinero 2012-05-01
8130474 CPP-TMR sensor with non-orthogonal free and reference layer magnetization orientation Jeffrey R. Childress 2012-03-06
8015694 Method for making a scissoring-type current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor Matthew J. Carey, Jeffrey R. Childress, Stefan Maat 2011-09-13
7982996 Perpendicular magnetic recording write head and system with improved spin torque oscillator for microwave-assisted magnetic recording Petrus Antonius VanDerHeijden 2011-07-19
7957107 Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel-free layer structure and low current-induced noise Matthew J. Carey, Jeffrey R. Childress, Stefan Maat 2011-06-07
7950309 Power-driven torque intensifier John K. Junkers, Peter Koppenhoefer, Calin Voicu, Edward Kim 2011-05-31
7881020 Extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure Thomas Dudley Boone, Jr., Liesl Folks, Bruce Alvin Gurney, Jordan Asher Katine, Ernesto E. Marinero 2011-02-01
7738219 Narrow track extraordinary magneto resistive [EMR] device with wide voltage tabs and diad lead structure Thomas Dudley Boone, Jr., Bruce Alvin Gurney, Ernesto E. Marinero 2010-06-15
7580229 Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel-free layer structure and low current-induced noise Matthew J. Carey, Jeffrey R. Childress, Stefan Maat 2009-08-25
7558019 Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with flux-conductor contacting write pole Quang Le, James L. Nix, Neil Leslie Robertson, Petrus Antonius VanDerHeijden 2009-07-07
7508635 Narrow track extraordinary magneto resistive [EMR] Device with wide voltage tabs Thomas Dudley Boone, Jr., Bruce Alvin Gurney, Ernesto E. Marinero 2009-03-24
7423847 Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane spin-valve (CPP-SV) sensor with current-confining apertures concentrated near the sensing edge Matthew J. Carey, Jeffrey R. Childress, Stefan Maat 2008-09-09
7423850 CPP-GMR read head sensor with synthetic free layer providing suppression of spin torque noise Hardayal Singh Gill 2008-09-09
7411765 CPP-GMR sensor with non-orthogonal free and reference layer magnetization orientation Jeffrey R. Childress 2008-08-12
7170722 Extraordinary magnetoresistance sensor with perpendicular magnetic biasing by a ferromagnetic multilayer Matthew J. Carey, Bruce Alvin Gurney, Stefan Maat 2007-01-30