Inventor

SMITH ROBERT LANGLAND

US7 patents

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IBM

3 patents

US6315839B1Nov 13, 2001

Method of making a keeper layer for a spin valve sensor with low intrinsic anisotropy field

IBM33 citations91

US6265885B1Jul 24, 2001

Method, apparatus and computer program product for identifying electrostatic discharge damage to a thin film device

IBM42 citations91

US7573677B2Aug 11, 2009

Reduction of interference pickup in heads for magnetic recording by minimizing parasitic capacitance

IBM2 citations58

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH

3 patents

US7206154B2Apr 17, 2007

Method and apparatus for balanced shield shunts, leads and pads for electrical noise reduction in read heads

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH8 citations72

US7508613B2Mar 24, 2009

Method and apparatus for balanced shield shunts, leads and pads for electrical noise reduction in read heads

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 citations61

US7652853B2Jan 26, 2010

Thin shield structure for reduced protrusion in a magnetoresistive head

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations56

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL

1 patent

US8040131B2Oct 18, 2011

Method for testing the acceptability of a magnetic read sensor

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL5 citations60