Inventor
MCKINLAY SHAUN ERIC
US19 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
15 patentsUS9305578B1Apr 5, 2016
Magnetic element with reduced shield-to-shield spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations92
US8760820B1Jun 24, 2014
Magnetic element with coupled side shield
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC20 citations92
US8854773B2Oct 7, 2014
Side shield biasing layer separated from an air bearing surface
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations84
US9401163B2Jul 26, 2016
Multi-stack reader with split middle shield
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations81
US10783907B1Sep 22, 2020
Reader with bi-layered side shields
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations72
US8995096B2Mar 31, 2015
Magnetic element side shield with diffusion barrier
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations72
US8922951B2Dec 30, 2014
Data storage device with variable anisotropy side shield
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations72
US9361910B2Jun 7, 2016
Leads coupled to top and bottom reader stacks of a reader
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations70
US9070382B2Jun 30, 2015
Side shield pedestal for data readers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations62
US8947834B2Feb 3, 2015
Method and apparatus for chemical-mechanical polishing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations60
US9030782B2May 12, 2015
Data reader side shields with polish stop
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations57
US9082424B2Jul 14, 2015
Side shield biasing layer separated from an air bearing surface
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US10147447B2Dec 4, 2018
Magnetic element with reduced shield-to-shield spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US8885300B2Nov 11, 2014
Magnetic element with a bi-layer side shield
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations51
US9542961B2Jan 10, 2017
Magnetoresistive sensor with stop-layers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations50