Inventor
WATANABE KATSURO
JP67 patents
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HITACHI LTD
28 patentsUS9275672B2Mar 1, 2016
Magnetic head, magnetic recording method and apparatus for controlling magnetic head with spin torque oscillator in a disk drive
HITACHI LTD87 citations98
US6560135B2May 6, 2003
Magnetic semiconductor memory apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
HITACHI LTD94 citations98
US6636391B2Oct 21, 2003
Magnetoresistive sensor, magnetic head and magnetic disk apparatus
HITACHI LTD63 citations96
US6573586B2Jun 3, 2003
Semiconductor device
HITACHI LTD37 citations96
US6172859B1Jan 9, 2001
Magnetoresistive head and magnetic disk apparatus
HITACHI LTD55 citations96
US5995338ANov 30, 1999
Magnetoresistive head and magnetic disk apparatus
HITACHI LTD50 citations96
US6795277B2Sep 21, 2004
Magnetic head and magnetic disk drive
HITACHI LTD27 citations92
US6690163B1Feb 10, 2004
Magnetic sensor
HITACHI LTD41 citations92
US6671136B2Dec 30, 2003
Magnetic head and magnetic disk apparatus
HITACHI LTD17 citations92
US6456466B1Sep 24, 2002
Magnetic head with shield layer having discontinuous multi-layer or mixed layer and magnetic recording apparatus utilizing the magnetic head
HITACHI LTD29 citations92
US6157526ADec 5, 2000
Magnetoresistive head and magnetic disk apparatus
HITACHI LTD35 citations92
US8953282B2Feb 10, 2015
Magnetic head, and magnetic storage apparatus
HITACHI LTD7 citations84
US8937789B2Jan 20, 2015
Microwave assisted magnetic recording head and magnetic data storage apparatus
HITACHI LTD8 citations84
US8917481B2Dec 23, 2014
High frequency magnetic field assisted magnetic recording head, and method of manufacturing same
HITACHI LTD9 citations84
US8830627B2Sep 9, 2014
Magnetic head, method for producing the magnetic head, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
HITACHI LTD6 citations84
US6934128B2Aug 23, 2005
Magnetic head and magnetic disk drive
HITACHI LTD14 citations84
US6130797AOct 10, 2000
Magnetic recorder and magnetooptical recorder
HITACHI LTD16 citations84
US9007721B2Apr 14, 2015
Microwave assisted magnetic recording head having spin torque oscillator, and magnetic recording apparatus
HITACHI LTD10 citations83
US6999270B2Feb 14, 2006
Magnetic head and a magnetic disk drive
HITACHI LTD8 citations74
US6693774B2Feb 17, 2004
Magnetoresistive sensor and magnetic storage apparatus
HITACHI LTD11 citations74
US5872690AFeb 16, 1999
Magnetic transducer and magnetic recording device utilizing material in which undirectional anisotropy can be formed
HITACHI LTD10 citations74
US8854768B2Oct 7, 2014
Magnetic head and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
HITACHI LTD6 citations73
US6643105B2Nov 4, 2003
Magnetic head having magnetic shield layers
HITACHI LTD9 citations73
US6088196AJul 11, 2000
Magnetoresistive head and manufacturing method therefor
HITACHI LTD8 citations73
US8883327B2Nov 11, 2014
Microwave assisted magnetic recording medium and information recording apparatus using the same
HITACHI LTD2 citations63
US7089648B2Aug 15, 2006
Method for fabricating a magnetoresistive head
HITACHI LTD3 citations63
US6903966B2Jun 7, 2005
Semiconductor device
HITACHI LTD1 citations63
US6771535B2Aug 3, 2004
Semiconductor device
HITACHI LTD2 citations63
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
7 patentsUS7280321B2Oct 9, 2007
Magnetoresistive head
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations92
US7154713B2Dec 26, 2006
CPP-type magnetic head with less deformation and a magnetic recording/reproducing system using the same
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations92
US7031119B2Apr 18, 2006
CPP-type magnetic head with less deformation and a magnetic recording/reproducing system using the same
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH28 citations92
US6778363B2Aug 17, 2004
Magnetoresistive head having longitudinal biasing by providing undirectional magnetic anisotropy
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH20 citations92
US7561384B2Jul 14, 2009
Magneto-resistive sensor having small track width and sensor height using stopper layer
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10 citations83
US7505232B2Mar 17, 2009
Magnetic head with side shield and manufacturing method thereof
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations81
US7274542B2Sep 25, 2007
Magnetic sensor having a free layer containing a single magnetic domain
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations62
HGST Netherlands BV
6 patentsUS9355655B1May 31, 2016
Magnetic capping layer structure for a spin torque oscillator
HGST Netherlands BV35 citations94
US9672846B1Jun 6, 2017
STO bias control for MAMR head reliability
HGST Netherlands BV20 citations92
US9230573B1Jan 5, 2016
Magnetic recording head with non-magnetic bump structure formed on spin torque oscillator
HGST Netherlands BV20 citations92
US9202484B1Dec 1, 2015
Magnetic head provided spin torque oscillator with low drive voltage for microwave assisted magnetic recording
HGST Netherlands BV24 citations92
US9129621B1Sep 8, 2015
MAMR head with inclined MAMR head body
HGST Netherlands BV11 citations84
US9437222B1Sep 6, 2016
Spin torque oscillator with high spin torque efficiency and reliability
HGST Netherlands BV4 citations71
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD
2 patentsKUSUKAWA KIKUO
1 patentWADA SEIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA WA
1 patentWATANABE KATSURO
1 patentUDO YUTA
1 patentHATATANI MASAHIKO
1 patentHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL
1 patentSHIIMOTO MASATO
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