Inventor
SINGLETON ERIC W
US40 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
33 patentsUS7177122B2Feb 13, 2007
Biasing for tri-layer magnetoresistive sensors
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC63 citations97
US6700753B2Mar 2, 2004
Spin valve structures with specular reflection layers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC83 citations96
US9536549B1Jan 3, 2017
Multiple sensor magnetic reproducing device with reduced inter-sensor spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC23 citations93
US6490140B1Dec 3, 2002
Giant magnetoresistive sensor with a PtMnX pinning layer and a NiFeCr seed layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC51 citations93
US7061731B2Jun 13, 2006
High magnetic anisotropy hard magnetic bias element
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC38 citations92
US6818330B2Nov 16, 2004
Perpendicular recording medium with antiferromagnetic exchange coupling in soft magnetic underlayers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC49 citations92
US6795279B2Sep 21, 2004
Spin valve structures with specular reflection layers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations91
US9230575B2Jan 5, 2016
Magnetoresistive sensor with SAF structure having crystalline layer and amorphous layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations84
US9121886B2Sep 1, 2015
Magnetoresistive sensor including an amorphous insertion layer excluding glass former elements
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations84
US9396745B2Jul 19, 2016
Multi-sensor reader with different readback sensitivities
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations83
US9147409B1Sep 29, 2015
Magnetic sensor annealing using a rocking field
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations83
US7719802B2May 18, 2010
Magnetic sensor with electrically defined active area dimensions
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations83
US7035061B2Apr 25, 2006
Magnetoresistive transducer with low magnetic moment, high coercivity stabilizing magnets
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC18 citations83
US7369360B2May 6, 2008
Perpendicular recording head having controlled permeability and saturation moment
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations82
US10054649B2Aug 21, 2018
Method for fabricating a magnetic sensor assembly
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations73
US9856557B1Jan 2, 2018
Fabrication of a multi-layered magnetic element
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations73
US9646635B2May 9, 2017
Magnetoresistive sensor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations73
US6791805B2Sep 14, 2004
Current-perpendicular-to-plane spin valve reader with reduced scattering of majority spin electrons
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations73
US10090008B2Oct 2, 2018
Magnetoresistive sensor fabrication
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations72
US9870791B1Jan 16, 2018
Stabilization of one or more upper sensors in multi-sensor readers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations72
US9685177B2Jun 20, 2017
Sensor stabilization in a multiple sensor magnetic reproducing device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations72
US9633679B2Apr 25, 2017
Sensor stack structure with RKKY coupling layer between free layer and capping layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations72
US9552834B1Jan 24, 2017
Stabilization of one or more upper sensors in multi-sensor readers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations72
US9165570B2Oct 20, 2015
Data reader with magnetic seed lamination
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations70
US11120933B1Sep 14, 2021
Stack cap with a non-magnetic layer including ferromagnetic elements
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US6954343B2Oct 11, 2005
Magnetoresistive sensor having low resistivity dual path conductor and optimized magnetic
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations61
US6683761B2Jan 27, 2004
Magnetoresistive sensor with laminate electrical interconnect
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations61
US9030782B2May 12, 2015
Data reader side shields with polish stop
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations57
US10211034B2Feb 19, 2019
Fabrication of a multi-layered magnetic element
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US9890449B2Feb 13, 2018
Methods of forming MgO barrier layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations52
US9704517B2Jul 11, 2017
Magnetoresistive sensor with SAF structure having amorphous alloy layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations52
US9720053B2Aug 1, 2017
Magnetic sensor annealing using a rocking field
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9251815B2Feb 2, 2016
Magnetoresistive sensor with AFM-stabilized bottom shield
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations51
SINGLETON ERIC W
5 patentsUS8472147B2Jun 25, 2013
Magnetoresistive shield with lateral sub-magnets
SINGLETON ERIC W14 citations83
US9442171B2Sep 13, 2016
Magnetic sensing device with reduced shield-to-shield spacing
SINGLETON ERIC W3 citations72
US8922950B2Dec 30, 2014
Multi-layer magnetoresistive shield with transition metal layer
SINGLETON ERIC W4 citations72
US8711525B2Apr 29, 2014
Magnetoresistive shield with coupled lateral magnet bias
SINGLETON ERIC W5 citations71
US8659854B2Feb 25, 2014
Magnetoresistive shield with stabilizing feature
SINGLETON ERIC W3 citations61