Inventor
MORELLI MICHAEL V
US33 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
21 patentsUS8681594B1Mar 25, 2014
Method and system for improving laser alignment and optical transmission efficiency of an energy assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC160 citations96
US9336814B1May 10, 2016
Inverse tapered waveguide for use in a heat assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC7 citations84
US9001628B1Apr 7, 2015
Assistant waveguides for evaluating main waveguide coupling efficiency and diode laser alignment tolerances for hard disk
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC11 citations84
US8958168B1Feb 17, 2015
Method and system for providing an NFT having improved mechanical stability
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC18 citations84
US8947985B1Feb 3, 2015
Heat assisted magnetic recording transducers having a recessed pole
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations84
US9953670B1Apr 24, 2018
Method and system for providing a HAMR writer including a multi-mode interference device
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations83
US8971160B1Mar 3, 2015
Near field transducer with high refractive index pin for heat assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC13 citations82
US9142233B1Sep 22, 2015
Heat assisted magnetic recording writer having a recessed pole
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6 citations73
US9001629B1Apr 7, 2015
Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording system
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73
US8953422B1Feb 10, 2015
Near field transducer using dielectric waveguide core with fine ridge feature
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73
US8958272B1Feb 17, 2015
Interfering near field transducer for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC4 citations72
US8836949B1Sep 16, 2014
Systems and methods for characterizing near field transducer performance at wafer level using asymmetric interference waveguides
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2 citations63
US9263071B1Feb 16, 2016
Flat NFT for heat assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2 citations62
US9159346B1Oct 13, 2015
Near field transducer using dielectric waveguide core with fine ridge feature
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2 citations62
US9007879B1Apr 14, 2015
Interfering near field transducer having a wide metal bar feature for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3 citations62
US9978410B2May 22, 2018
Heat assisted magnetic recording write apparatus having an inverse tapered waveguide
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations52
US9384765B1Jul 5, 2016
Method and system for providing a HAMR writer having improved optical efficiency
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC1 citations52
US9064527B1Jun 23, 2015
High order tapered waveguide for use in a heat assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC1 citations52
US10381029B2Aug 13, 2019
Method and system for providing a HAMR writer including a multi-mode interference device
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations51
US9311952B2Apr 12, 2016
Interfering near field transducer for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations51
US8976635B1Mar 10, 2015
Near field transducer driven by a transverse electric waveguide for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC1 citations51