Inventor
CHALLENER WILLIAM A
US21 patents
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IMATION CORP
9 patentsUS6100991AAug 8, 2000
Near normal incidence optical assaying method and system having wavelength and angle sensitivity
IMATION CORP126 citations99
US5925878AJul 20, 1999
Diffraction anomaly sensor having grating coated with protective dielectric layer
IMATION CORP179 citations99
USRE37473EDec 18, 2001
Diffraction anomaly sensor having grating coated with protective dielectric layer
IMATION CORP107 citations98
US6320991B1Nov 20, 2001
Optical sensor having dielectric film stack
IMATION CORP89 citations98
US5986762ANov 16, 1999
Optical sensor having optimized surface profile
IMATION CORP132 citations98
US5994150ANov 30, 1999
Optical assaying method and system having rotatable sensor disk with multiple sensing regions
IMATION CORP180 citations97
US6653152B2Nov 25, 2003
Sensor disk having radial grooves and optical assaying method using same
IMATION CORP44 citations96
US6277653B1Aug 21, 2001
Optical assaying method and system having movable sensor with multiple sensing regions
IMATION CORP65 citations94
US6625336B2Sep 23, 2003
Optical sensor having dielectric film stack
IMATION CORP16 citations92
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
8 patentsUS6944112B2Sep 13, 2005
Heat assisted magnetic recording head with a planar waveguide
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC102 citations98
US7266268B2Sep 4, 2007
Diffraction grating
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC55 citations94
US8385159B2Feb 26, 2013
Near field transducer with shaped energy radiating end
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC32 citations92
US7869162B2Jan 11, 2011
Thin film structure with controlled lateral thermal spreading in the thin film
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC23 citations91
US6944101B2Sep 13, 2005
Recording pole for delivering coincident heat and magnetic field
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC36 citations91
US8773959B2Jul 8, 2014
Near field transducer with shaped energy radiating end
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations84
US7839497B1Nov 23, 2010
Phase compensator for coupling an electromagnetic wave into an optical condenser
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations84
US7830775B2Nov 9, 2010
Writeable optical recording of multilevel oriented nano-structure discs
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations83