Issued Patents All Time
Showing 25 most recent of 44 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8634168 | Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitry | Thomas R. Albrecht, Robert E. Fontana, Jr., Bruce Alvin Gurney, Xiao Z. Wu | 2014-01-21 |
| 8406090 | Laser power sensor for thermally assisted magnetic recording | Jia-Yang Juang, Timothy Carl Strand | 2013-03-26 |
| 8169751 | Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitry | Thomas R. Albrecht, Robert E. Fontana, Jr., Bruce Alvin Gurney, Xiao Z. Wu | 2012-05-01 |
| 7986592 | Components and assembly procedure for thermal assisted recording | Toshiki Hirano, Barry Cushing Stipe | 2011-07-26 |
| 7741003 | Photoresist transfer pads | Nicholas Ian Buchan, Cherngye Hwang, Li Zheng | 2010-06-22 |
| 7607214 | Method of manufacturing a silicon slider by an alkaline etch | Barry Cushing Stipe | 2009-10-27 |
| 7566483 | Particle irradiation method for modification of local strain in strain reactive structures | John Edward Eric Baglin, Richard Bunch, Linden James Crawforth, Eric W. Flint, Andrew J. Kellock | 2009-07-28 |
| 7554055 | Method for making ohmic contact to silicon structures with low thermal loads | Timothy Carl Strand | 2009-06-30 |
| 7396770 | Post-parting etch to smooth silicon sliders | Nicholas Ian Buchan | 2008-07-08 |
| 7196016 | Fabrication process for preparing recording head sliders made from silicon substrates with SiO2 overcoats | Nicholas Ian Buchan | 2007-03-27 |
| 7191508 | Method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders | Cherngye Hwang, Kim Y. Lee, Gary M. McClelland, Dennis McKean | 2007-03-20 |
| 6802761 | Pattern-electroplated lapping plates for reduced loads during single slider lapping and process for their fabrication | Jacey Robert Beaucage, Huey-Ming Tzeng, Xiao Z. Wu | 2004-10-12 |
| 6793557 | Removable lapping guide for magnetic recording head and method of use | Richard Bunch | 2004-09-21 |
| 6747845 | Modified strain region of strain reactive slider with implanted ions, electrons or neutral atoms | John Edward Eric Baglin, Richard Bunch, Linden James Crawforth, Eric W. Flint, Andrew J. Kellock | 2004-06-08 |
| 6699102 | Lapping monitor for monitoring the lapping of transducers | Thomas R. Albrecht | 2004-03-02 |
| 6643087 | Disk drive with improved retract circuit and method | Kenji Kuroki, Thomas R. Albrecht, Fuminori Sai, Yuzo Nakagawa, Nobuhisa Koide +3 more | 2003-11-04 |
| 6556380 | Silicon sliders with trapezoidal shape and drie process for fabrication | Richard Bunch, Linden James Crawforth, Anthony A. Razouk | 2003-04-29 |
| 6344949 | Flying height adjustment for air bearing sliders | Thomas R. Albrecht, Robert E. Fontana, Jr., Prakash Kasiraj, Erno H. Klaassen, Robert N. Payne | 2002-02-05 |
| 6318624 | Solder balltape and method for making electrical connection between a head transducer and an electrical lead | Surya Pattanaik, Randall George Simmons | 2001-11-20 |
| 6262868 | Method and structures used for connecting recording head signal wires in a microactuator | Satya Prakash Arya, Long-Sheng Fan, Toshiki Hirano, Tzong-Shii Pan, Wing C. Shum | 2001-07-17 |
| 6239685 | Bistable micromechanical switches | Thomas R. Albrecht | 2001-05-29 |
| 6046882 | Solder balltape and method for making electrical connection between a head transducer and an electrical lead | Surya Pattanaik, Randall George Simmons | 2000-04-04 |
| 6005742 | Method and apparatus for controlling a multiple-stage actuator for a disk drive | Earl A. Cunningham, Long-Sheng Fan, Hal Hjalmar Ottesen | 1999-12-21 |
| 5920441 | Method and apparatus for controlling a multiple-stage actuator for a disk drive | Earl A. Cunningham, Long-Sheng Fan, Hal Hjalmar Ottesen | 1999-07-06 |
| 5805375 | Wobble motor microactuator for fine positioning and disk drive incorporating the microactuator | Long-Sheng Fan, Robert E. Fontana, Jr., Tomotake Furuhata, Hans Helmut Zappe | 1998-09-08 |