Inventor
KROUNBI MOHAMAD T
US41 patents
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IBM
22 patentsUS5452165ASep 19, 1995
Close packed magnetic head linear array
IBM78 citations96
US5438747AAug 8, 1995
Method of making a thin film merged MR head with aligned pole tips
IBM230 citations96
US5285340AFeb 8, 1994
Thin film magnetic head with conformable pole tips
IBM93 citations96
US5285339AFeb 8, 1994
Magnetoresistive read transducer having improved bias profile
IBM55 citations96
US5079663AJan 7, 1992
Magnetoresistive sensor with track following capability
IBM78 citations96
US5079035AJan 7, 1992
Method of making a magnetoresistive read transducer having hard magnetic bias
IBM67 citations96
US5005096AApr 2, 1991
Magnetoresistive read transducer having hard magnetic shunt bias
IBM75 citations96
US4785366ANov 15, 1988
Magnetoresistive read transducer having patterned orientation of longitudinal bias
IBM56 citations96
US4713708ADec 15, 1987
Magnetoresistive read transducer
IBM59 citations96
US5491600AFeb 13, 1996
Multi-layer conductor leads in a magnetoresistive head
IBM134 citations95
US5435053AJul 25, 1995
Simplified method of making merged MR head
IBM35 citations93
US5375023ADec 20, 1994
Submicron thin film inductive head with self-aligned staggered pole-tips
IBM34 citations93
US4939837AJul 10, 1990
Batch fabrication process for magnetic heads
IBM24 citations93
US5588199ADec 31, 1996
Lapping process for a single element magnetoresistive head
IBM47 citations92
US4935278AJun 19, 1990
Thin film magnetic recording disk and fabrication process
IBM91 citations92
US5604073AFeb 18, 1997
Azo dyes as adhesion promotion additive in polydimethylglutarimide
IBM19 citations91
US5617277AApr 1, 1997
Magnetoresistive read head with back filled gap insulation layers
IBM19 citations84
US4782414ANov 1, 1988
Magnetoresistive read transducer with insulator defined trackwidth
IBM23 citations76
US5532109AJul 2, 1996
Azo dyes as adhesion promotion additive in polydimethylglutarimide
IBM8 citations72
US5581427ADec 3, 1996
Peak enhanced magnetoresistive read transducer
IBM10 citations71
US5458908AOct 17, 1995
Method of fabricating a magnetoresistive read transducer
IBM19 citations71
US4619731AOct 28, 1986
Process for etching via holes in alumina
IBM5 citations60
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
9 patentsUS7691434B1Apr 6, 2010
Method for fabricating magnetoresistive read head having a bias structure with at least one dusting layer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC149 citations99
US7639457B1Dec 29, 2009
Magnetic sensor with underlayers promoting high-coercivity, in-plane bias layers
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC161 citations99
US7522379B1Apr 21, 2009
Write element with recessed pole and heat sink layer for ultra-high density writing
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC158 citations99
US7379269B1May 27, 2008
Write element with reduced yoke length for ultra-high density writing
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC154 citations99
US7342752B1Mar 11, 2008
Magnetoresistive read head having a bias structure with at least one dusting layer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC155 citations99
US7283327B1Oct 16, 2007
Magnetic write head having resistive heater coil
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC156 citations99
US7286329B1Oct 23, 2007
GMR sensor with shallow contiguous junction and bias layers aligned with free sensor layers
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC150 citations98
US7386933B1Jun 17, 2008
Method of fabricating thin film write heads with a shortened yoke and improved dimension control
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC161 citations97
US7333295B1Feb 19, 2008
Magnetic recording head with high saturation magnetic flux density CoNiFe thin film composition
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC152 citations97
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC
5 patentsUS7092195B1Aug 15, 2006
Method of using a magnetic write head having an internal heater
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC189 citations99
US6778358B1Aug 17, 2004
Magnetically soft, high saturation magnetization laminates of iron-cobalt-nitrogen and iron-nickel
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC217 citations99
US7006327B2Feb 28, 2006
Thin film recording head with a buried coil providing a shortened yoke and improved dimension control
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC156 citations97
US6975486B2Dec 13, 2005
Thin film write head having a laminated, flat top pole with bottom shaper and method of fabrication
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC183 citations96
US6751055B1Jun 15, 2004
Inductive transducer with reduced pole tip protrusion
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC196 citations95
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
2 patentsUS6693760B1Feb 17, 2004
Preamplifier circuit configurable to allow simultaneous read and write operations for self-servo writing a disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC160 citations98
US6600620B1Jul 29, 2003
Self-servo writing a disk drive by propagating interleaved sets of timing clocks and servo bursts during alternate time intervals
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC178 citations98