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YORK BRIAN R
US62 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
32 patentsUS11532323B1Dec 20, 2022
BiSbX (012) layers having increased operating temperatures for SOT and MRAM devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC21 citations94
US11094338B1Aug 17, 2021
SOT film stack for differential reader
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC27 citations94
US11783853B1Oct 10, 2023
Topological insulator based spin torque oscillator reader
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations86
US11489108B2Nov 1, 2022
BiSb topological insulator with seed layer or interlayer to prevent sb diffusion and promote BiSb (012) orientation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations86
US11495741B2Nov 8, 2022
Bismuth antimony alloys for use as topological insulators
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC15 citations82
US12040114B2Jul 16, 2024
Magnetoresistive device comprising a synthetic antiferromagnetic coupling layer of RuAl having a (001) texture
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11990163B2May 21, 2024
Multilayer structures for magnetic recording devices to facilitate targeted magnetic switching and low coercivity
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US12405323B2Sep 2, 2025
Magnetic sensor half-bridge based on inverse spin hall effect with reduced thermal drift
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12408560B2Sep 2, 2025
Buffer layers and interlayers that promote BiSbx (012) alloy orientation for sot and MRAM devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12207563B2Jan 21, 2025
Magnetoresistive devices comprising a synthetic antiferromagnetic coupling layer of RuAl having a (110) texture
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12125508B2Oct 22, 2024
Topological insulator based spin torque oscillator reader
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12106784B2Oct 1, 2024
Read sensor with ordered heusler alloy free layer and semiconductor barrier layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12033675B2Jul 9, 2024
Cobalt-boron (CoB) layer for magnetic recording devices, memory devices, and storage devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US11908496B2Feb 20, 2024
BiSbX (012) layers having increased operating temperatures for SOT and MRAM devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US11776567B2Oct 3, 2023
SOT film stack for differential reader
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US11682420B2Jun 20, 2023
Seed layer for spin torque oscillator in microwave assisted magnetic recording device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12567438B2Mar 3, 2026
Magnetic heads having low magnetic coercivity (Hc) and high saturated magnetic flux density (Bs) in ferromagnetic (FM) layer(s) or shield(s) with minimized saturation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12527232B2Jan 13, 2026
BiSb topological insulator with seed layer or interlayer to prevent Sb diffusion and promote BiSb (012) orientation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12417782B2Sep 16, 2025
Multilayer structures for magnetic recording devices to facilitate targeted magnetic switching and low coercivity
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12176132B2Dec 24, 2024
Highly textured 001 BiSb and materials for making same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12125512B2Oct 22, 2024
Doping process to refine grain size for smoother BiSb film surface
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12106791B2Oct 1, 2024
Doped BiSb (012) or undoped BiSb (001) topological insulator with GeNiFe buffer layer and/or interlayer for SOT based sensor, memory, and storage devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12035634B2Jul 9, 2024
Tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) device with improved seed layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11763973B2Sep 19, 2023
Buffer layers and interlayers that promote BiSbx (012) alloy orientation for SOT and MRAM devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US12482588B2Nov 25, 2025
Nitrogen doped oxides for lower bandgap
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12412597B2Sep 9, 2025
Non-localized spin valve multi-free-layer reader hybridized with spin orbit torque layers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations61
US12394432B2Aug 19, 2025
Non-localized spin valve reader hybridized with spin orbit torque layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations61
US12354629B2Jul 8, 2025
SOT reader with recessed SOT topological insulator material
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12334123B2Jun 17, 2025
Spin-orbit torque SOT reader with recessed spin hall effect layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12136446B2Nov 5, 2024
TDMR SOT read heads having recessed topological insulator materials
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11694713B2Jul 4, 2023
BiSb topological insulator with novel buffer layer that promotes a BiSb (012) orientation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations60
US12354627B2Jul 8, 2025
Higher areal density non-local spin orbit torque (SOT) writer with topological insulator materials
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations59
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
10 patentsUS7190557B2Mar 13, 2007
Current-in-the-plane spin valve magnetoresistive sensor with dual metal oxide capping layers
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH11 citations84
US7833640B2Nov 16, 2010
Intermediate tri-layer structure for perpendicular recording media
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations72
US7672094B2Mar 2, 2010
TMR sensor having an under-layer treated with nitrogen for increased magnetoresistance
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations71
US7333302B2Feb 19, 2008
GMR sensor having an under-layer treated with nitrogen for increased magnetoresistance
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations71
US7251110B2Jul 31, 2007
GMR sensor having layers treated with nitrogen for increased magnetoresistance
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations71
US7722967B2May 25, 2010
Recording medium comprising laminated underlayer structures
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations63
US7433162B2Oct 7, 2008
Magnetoresistive sensor with antiferromagnetic exchange-coupled structure formed by use of chemical-ordering enhancement layer
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 citations63
US7382590B2Jun 3, 2008
MR sensor and thin film media having alloyed Ru antiparallel spacer layer for enhanced antiparallel exchange coupling
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 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
USRE38474EMar 23, 2004
CoCrPtB alloys with increased boron content and method of producing same
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations62
IBM
2 patentsX RAY OPTICAL SYS INC
1 patentLEE WEN-YAUNG
1 patentHGST Netherlands BV
1 patentMARINERO ERNESTO E
1 patentBRINKMAN ELIZABETH A
1 patentBRINKMAN ELIZABETH ANN
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