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ASIF BASHIR MUHAMMAD

US42 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

41 patents
US11557314B1Jan 17, 2023

Write heads having conducting side gap for directing current

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC22 citations94
US10777219B1Sep 15, 2020

Write heads configured to redirect current

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC16 citations94
US10762917B1Sep 1, 2020

Reversed mode spin torque oscillator with shaped field generation layer

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC20 citations94
US11900971B1Feb 13, 2024

Magnetic recording head with assisting electric current in trailing shield

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations86
US11881237B1Jan 23, 2024

Cross track current design for energy assisted magnetic recording

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC9 citations86
US11869548B1Jan 9, 2024

Magnetic recording devices having external alternating current sources

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC9 citations86
US11600293B1Mar 7, 2023

Three terminal magnetic recording head

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations86
US11508401B1Nov 22, 2022

Magnetic recording devices having cross-track current flow to facilitate downtrack magnetic field enhancements

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC13 citations86
US10839844B1Nov 17, 2020

Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with wide conductive element in the write gap

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC12 citations86
US10872626B2Dec 22, 2020

MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recording

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations84
US10861485B1Dec 8, 2020

Write heads configured to redirect current

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US10839832B1Nov 17, 2020

MAMR recording head with high damping trailing shield seed layer

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations84
US11894026B1Feb 6, 2024

Magnetic recording head having leads over the trailing shield for assisting electric currents

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations75
US11854584B1Dec 26, 2023

Current assisted HAMR magnetic writer

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations73
US11651791B2May 16, 2023

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with tapered main pole and heat sink material adjacent the pole

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11437060B2Sep 6, 2022

MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recording

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10997989B1May 4, 2021

Bilayer hot seed to reduce gap field for magnetic recording heads

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10706877B2Jul 7, 2020

Spin torque layer in side gap for improved field and cross track field gradient

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
US11462243B1Oct 4, 2022

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with tapered main pole and heat sink material adjacent the pole

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations68
US12315538B2May 27, 2025

Magnetic recording head with assisting electric current in trailing shield

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations64
US12444434B2Oct 14, 2025

Magnetic recording head with current path between trailing shield and leading shield for improved resistance

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12380923B2Aug 5, 2025

Magnetic recording head with a cross-track current flow in a low resistance path

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12249358B2Mar 11, 2025

Magnetic recording devices having external alternating current sources

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12230298B2Feb 18, 2025

Method to enhance spin torque layer performance in a spintronic device

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12205620B2Jan 21, 2025

Dynamic DC field compensator for MAMR recording head

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12190920B2Jan 7, 2025

Spintronic device comprising dual FGL and dual SPL to reduce perpendicular field at writing location

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12190919B2Jan 7, 2025

Dual FGL and dual SPL spintronic device to reduce perpendicular field at writing location

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12094498B1Sep 17, 2024

Recording head with a multilayer spin torque element having positive and negative beta materials

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11881231B2Jan 23, 2024

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with main pole having recess for plasmonic material

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US10997990B2May 4, 2021

Spin torque layer in side gap for improved field and cross track field gradient

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US10943616B2Mar 9, 2021

Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with wide conductive element in the write gap

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US10923145B2Feb 16, 2021

Microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) write head with compensation for DC shunting field

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US10891977B1Jan 12, 2021

MAMR recording head with high damping trailing shield seed layer

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US10636441B2Apr 28, 2020

Microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) write head with compensation for DC shunting field

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US12148452B1Nov 19, 2024

Current distal to media facing surface

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12573421B2Mar 10, 2026

Resistor network for delivering current and a main pole coil and an assistive write element in a magnetic recording device

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11417356B1Aug 16, 2022

Write assist stack to reduce resistance and improve reliability

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations59
US11862207B2Jan 2, 2024

MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recording

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations57
US12057145B2Aug 6, 2024

Magnetic recording heads having one or more dusting layers for magnetic recording devices

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11769522B2Sep 26, 2023

MAMR recording head with SAF trailing shield notch and/or bump

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US10872627B2Dec 22, 2020

Reversed mode spin torque oscillator with shaped field generation layer

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52

BASU SWARAJ

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