Inventor
GURNEY BRUCE A
US32 patents
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IBM
17 patentsUS5701222ADec 23, 1997
Spin valve sensor with antiparallel magnetization of pinned layers
IBM158 citations99
US6653704B1Nov 25, 2003
Magnetic memory with tunnel junction memory cells and phase transition material for controlling current to the cells
IBM97 citations98
US6347049B1Feb 12, 2002
Low resistance magnetic tunnel junction device with bilayer or multilayer tunnel barrier
IBM308 citations98
US5583725ADec 10, 1996
Spin valve magnetoresistive sensor with self-pinned laminated layer and magnetic recording system using the sensor
IBM297 citations98
US5422571AJun 6, 1995
Magnetoresistive spin valve sensor having a nonmagnetic back layer
IBM147 citations98
US5408377AApr 18, 1995
Magnetoresistive sensor with improved ferromagnetic sensing layer and magnetic recording system using the sensor
IBM289 citations98
US5287238AFeb 15, 1994
Dual spin valve magnetoresistive sensor
IBM245 citations98
US5206590AApr 27, 1993
Magnetoresistive sensor based on the spin valve effect
IBM477 citations98
US5159513AOct 27, 1992
Magnetoresistive sensor based on the spin valve effect
IBM268 citations98
US5696656ADec 9, 1997
Highly sensitive orthogonal spin valve read head
IBM54 citations96
US5574605ANov 12, 1996
Antiferromagnetic exchange coupling in magnetoresistive spin valve sensors
IBM55 citations96
US5341261AAug 23, 1994
Magnetoresistive sensor having multilayer thin film structure
IBM56 citations96
US6055136AApr 25, 2000
Spin valve sensor with antiparallel magnetization of pinned layers
IBM29 citations93
US5828530AOct 27, 1998
Orthogonal spin valve sensor with reduced net field
IBM41 citations92
US5598308AJan 28, 1997
Magnetoresistive sensor having multilayer thin film structure
IBM39 citations92
US6756128B2Jun 29, 2004
Low-resistance high-magnetoresistance magnetic tunnel junction device with improved tunnel barrier
IBM47 citations91
US6449134B1Sep 10, 2002
Read head with file resettable dual spin valve sensor
IBM36 citations91
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
6 patentsUS7522392B2Apr 21, 2009
Magnetoresistive sensor based on spin accumulation effect with terminal connection at back end of sensor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH46 citations92
US7199984B2Apr 3, 2007
Current-perpendicular-to-plane magnetoresistive sensor with free layer stabilized by in-stack orthogonal magnetic coupling
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations92
US7167346B2Jan 23, 2007
Extraordinary magnetoresistance sensor with perpendicular magnetic biasing by an antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic exchange-coupled structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH11 citations84
US7203036B2Apr 10, 2007
Planar extraordinary magnetoresistance sensor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH19 citations83
US7170722B2Jan 30, 2007
Extraordinary magnetoresistance sensor with perpendicular magnetic biasing by a ferromagnetic multilayer
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations63
US7339769B2Mar 4, 2008
Magnetoresistive sensor with antiferromagnetic exchange-coupled structure having underlayer for enhancing chemical-ordering in the antiferromagnetic layer
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations62