Inventor
GURNEY BRUCE ALVIN
US53 patents
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IBM
13 patentsUS6280813B1Aug 28, 2001
Magnetic recording media with antiferromagnetically coupled ferromagnetic films as the recording layer
IBM182 citations99
US6266218B1Jul 24, 2001
Magnetic sensors having antiferromagnetically exchange-coupled layers for longitudinal biasing
IBM216 citations99
US6686068B2Feb 3, 2004
Heterogeneous spacers for CPP GMR stacks
IBM89 citations98
US5701223ADec 23, 1997
Spin valve magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel pinned layer and improved exchange bias layer, and magnetic recording system using the sensor
IBM214 citations97
US5650887AJul 22, 1997
System for resetting sensor magnetization in a spin valve magnetoresistive sensor
IBM121 citations97
US5856617AJan 5, 1999
Atomic force microscope system with cantilever having unbiased spin valve magnetoresistive strain gauge
IBM56 citations95
US6741429B1May 25, 2004
Ion beam definition of magnetoresistive field sensors
IBM17 citations92
US6542341B1Apr 1, 2003
Magnetic sensors having an antiferromagnetic layer exchange-coupled to a free layer
IBM40 citations92
US6452761B1Sep 17, 2002
Magneto-resistive and spin-valve sensor gap with reduced thickness and high thermal conductivity
IBM40 citations92
US6548186B1Apr 15, 2003
High resistivity films for AP layers in spin valves
IBM13 citations84
US6721144B2Apr 13, 2004
Spin valves with co-ferrite pinning layer
IBM14 citations82
US6884632B2Apr 26, 2005
Ion beam definition of magnetoresistive field sensors
IBM2 citations62
US6928723B2Aug 16, 2005
Method for making a magnetoresistive sensor having a cobalt-ferrite pinning layer
IBM3 citations61
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
11 patentsUS7502193B2Mar 10, 2009
Positioning of a magnetic head in a magnetic data recording device using a multiple sensor array
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH26 citations92
US7295406B2Nov 13, 2007
Narrow track extraordinary magneto resistive [EMR] device
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations92
US6836392B2Dec 28, 2004
Stability-enhancing underlayer for exchange-coupled magnetic structures, magnetoresistive sensors, and magnetic disk drive systems
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH24 citations91
US7564656B2Jul 21, 2009
Integrated servo and read EMR sensor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH13 citations84
US7502206B2Mar 10, 2009
Multiple extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) sensor utilizing both current leads
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10 citations84
US7508635B2Mar 24, 2009
Narrow track extraordinary magneto resistive [EMR] Device with wide voltage tabs
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations74
US7116532B2Oct 3, 2006
Stability-enhancing underlayer for exchange-coupled magnetic structures, magnetoresistive sensors, and magnetic disk drive systems
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations72
US7738219B2Jun 15, 2010
Narrow track extraordinary magneto resistive [EMR] device with wide voltage tabs and diad lead structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations63
US6594100B2Jul 15, 2003
Method for recording magnetic transitions on recording layer having antiferromagnetically coupled ferromagnetic films
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 citations63
US7440227B2Oct 21, 2008
Magnetic head having a hall effect sensor and circuit for detecting recorded bits from magnetic recording media
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations61
US6992866B2Jan 31, 2006
Exchange-coupled magnetoresistive sensor with a coercive ferrite layer and an oxide underlayer having a spinal lattice structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 citations61
HGST Netherlands BV
7 patentsUS8675309B2Mar 18, 2014
Spin-torque oscillator (STO) with antiparallel-coupled free ferromagnetic layers and magnetic damping
HGST Netherlands BV21 citations92
US8379352B1Feb 19, 2013
Thermagnonic spin-torque oscillator(STO) and sensor utilizing same to detect shifts in the free layer magnetization oscillation frequency
HGST Netherlands BV20 citations92
US8824084B1Sep 2, 2014
Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with patterned servo regions and templated growth method for making the disk
HGST Netherlands BV5 citations69
US8891189B1Nov 18, 2014
Disk drive with filter compensation integrated in sliders for high-bandwidth read sensors
HGST Netherlands BV2 citations63
US9224412B2Dec 29, 2015
Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with template layer formed of a blend of nanoparticles
HGST Netherlands BV2 citations61
US9236076B2Jan 12, 2016
Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with template layer formed of nanoparticles embedded in a polymer material
HGST Netherlands BV0 citations51
US8821736B1Sep 2, 2014
Method for making a perpendicular magnetic recording disk with template layer formed of nanoparticles embedded in a polymer material
HGST Netherlands BV0 citations49
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA
6 patentsUS8462461B2Jun 11, 2013
Spin-torque oscillator (STO) with magnetically damped free layer
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA89 citations97
US8320080B1Nov 27, 2012
Three-terminal spin-torque oscillator (STO)
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA54 citations97
US8654465B2Feb 18, 2014
Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced demodulator for hard disk drives
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA37 citations93
US8553346B2Oct 8, 2013
Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced delay control feedback circuit for hard disk drives
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA37 citations93
US8259409B2Sep 4, 2012
Spin torque oscillator sensor
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA44 citations93
US8570677B2Oct 29, 2013
Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced integrated demodulator for hard disk drives
BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA27 citations92
GURNEY BRUCE ALVIN
4 patentsUS8189302B2May 29, 2012
Magnetic field sensor with graphene sense layer and ferromagnetic biasing layer below the sense layer
GURNEY BRUCE ALVIN12 citations82
US8514519B2Aug 20, 2013
Device for generating high frequency magnetic fields in a rest-frame of a magnetic medium
GURNEY BRUCE ALVIN1 citations51
US8274763B2Sep 25, 2012
Magnetoresistive sensor having a quantum well structure and a P-doped trapping layer to prevent surface charge carriers from migrating to the quantum well structure
GURNEY BRUCE ALVIN1 citations51
US8159791B2Apr 17, 2012
Magnetoresistive sensor having quantum well structure and a trapping layer for preventing charge carrier migration
GURNEY BRUCE ALVIN0 citations51
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL
4 patentsUS7881020B2Feb 1, 2011
Extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL4 citations62
US8035927B2Oct 11, 2011
EMR magnetic sensor having its active quantum well layer extending beyond an over-lying semiconductor layer end with tab and lead structure for improved electrical contact
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL1 citations52
US8000062B2Aug 16, 2011
Enhanced magnetoresistance and localized sensitivity by gating in lorentz magnetoresistors
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL0 citations52
US7848060B2Dec 7, 2010
Integrated servo and read EMR sensor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL0 citations52
ALBRECHT THOMAS ROBERT
2 patentsUS8169751B2May 1, 2012
Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitry
ALBRECHT THOMAS ROBERT19 citations92
US8634168B2Jan 21, 2014
Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitry
ALBRECHT THOMAS ROBERT0 citations51
BOONE JR THOMAS DUDLEY
2 patentsFONTANA JR ROBERT E
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