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CHALLENER WILLIAM ALBERT

US66 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

26 patents
US6795630B2Sep 21, 2004

Apparatus and method for producing a small spot of optical energy

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC158 citations99
US8934198B2Jan 13, 2015

Recording head including NFT and heatsink

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC65 citations98
US8670215B2Mar 11, 2014

Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC40 citations98
US8477454B2Jul 2, 2013

Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC44 citations98
US7440660B1Oct 21, 2008

Transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC61 citations98
US7330404B2Feb 12, 2008

Near-field optical transducers for thermal assisted magnetic and optical data storage

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC240 citations98
US7272079B2Sep 18, 2007

Transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC122 citations98
US7412143B2Aug 12, 2008

Heat assisted magnetic recording with heat profile shaping

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC67 citations97
US7027700B2Apr 11, 2006

Planar waveguide for heat assisted magnetic recording

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC54 citations96
US8842391B2Sep 23, 2014

Recording head including a near field transducer

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC36 citations94
US7480214B2Jan 20, 2009

Efficient waveguide coupler for data recording transducer

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC23 citations93
US7272102B2Sep 18, 2007

Ridge waveguide with recess

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC30 citations93
US7106935B2Sep 12, 2006

Apparatus for focusing plasmon waves

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC31 citations93
US7596072B2Sep 29, 2009

Optical recording using a waveguide structure and a phase change medium

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC33 citations92
US7580602B2Aug 25, 2009

Beam apodization for a planar solid immersion mirror

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC34 citations92
US7155732B2Dec 26, 2006

Heat assisted magnetic recording head and method

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC36 citations91
US7869309B2Jan 11, 2011

Dual wire integrated WAMR/HAMR writing head

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24 citations90
US7345840B2Mar 18, 2008

Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC36 citations89
US8345374B2Jan 1, 2013

Patterned media for heat assisted magnetic recording

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations83
US7804656B2Sep 28, 2010

Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations83
US7515372B2Apr 7, 2009

Compensating the effects of static head-media spacing variations and nonlinear transition shift in heat assisted magnetic recording

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations83
US7796487B2Sep 14, 2010

Optical system for data storage devices

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC14 citations82
US7768657B2Aug 3, 2010

Optical fly height measurement

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations74
US7444054B2Oct 28, 2008

Apparatus for focusing plasmon waves

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations74
US9805757B2Oct 31, 2017

HAMR NFT materials with improved thermal stability

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US9355661B2May 31, 2016

Integrated head for heat assisted magnetic recording

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations73

GEN ELECTRIC

12 patents

HUANG XIAOYUE

2 patents

GAGE EDWARD CHARLES

2 patents

CHALLENER WILLIAM ALBERT

2 patents

ZHAO TONG

1 patent

ZOU JIE

1 patent

LEE LIEN

1 patent

GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC

1 patent

ERDEN MEHMET FATIH

1 patent

RAUSCH TIM

1 patent

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