Inventor
BROWN DIANE L
US23 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
14 patentsUS11087782B1Aug 10, 2021
Shielding between heads for tape drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations85
US11373683B2Jun 28, 2022
Data storage device using laterally offset read element to compensate for tape stretch
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10199057B1Feb 5, 2019
Independent shunting of data and servo heads to allow a single sensor deposition on tape wafers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
US12087336B1Sep 10, 2024
Tape heads having shifted array/pad arrangements
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations71
US11087786B1Aug 10, 2021
Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations71
US10783924B2Sep 22, 2020
Control head to head spacing using a piezoelectric device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations67
US12148447B1Nov 19, 2024
HDD head having same gap verify and system for using same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12094502B2Sep 17, 2024
Offset edge of servo heads relative to data heads for signal-to-noise ratio optimization in a tape head module
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11657842B2May 23, 2023
Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11315593B2Apr 26, 2022
Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12027308B2Jul 2, 2024
Longitudinal sensor bias structures and method of formation thereof
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11631535B1Apr 18, 2023
Longitudinal sensor bias structures and method of formation thereof
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11862195B2Jan 2, 2024
Multi-channel recording head having servo readers proximate to write transducers and read transducers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US12374358B2Jul 29, 2025
Tape heads having tiered servo readers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations51
HGST Netherlands BV
4 patentsUS9786302B1Oct 10, 2017
Flux-guided tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor for magnetic tape with reduced likelihood of electrical shorting
HGST Netherlands BV2 citations73
US10297278B2May 21, 2019
Material for use in a TMR read gap without adversely affecting the TMR effect
HGST Netherlands BV2 citations71
US9767833B1Sep 19, 2017
Wire bonding electrical lapping guides for tape head module
HGST Netherlands BV2 citations71
US9865286B2Jan 9, 2018
Tape array electrical lapping guide design for small stripe TMR sensor
HGST Netherlands BV1 citations52
BROWN DIANE L
3 patentsUS8333898B2Dec 18, 2012
Method for manufacturing a magnetic tape head using a TMR sensor
BROWN DIANE L19 citations82
US8472146B2Jun 25, 2013
Current perpendicular magnetoresistive sensor with a dummy shield for capacitance balancing
BROWN DIANE L6 citations71
US8472148B2Jun 25, 2013
Self-aligned double flux guided TMR sensor
BROWN DIANE L4 citations61