Inventor
BERTERO GERARDO A
US44 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
10 patentsUS8891207B1Nov 18, 2014
Connection schemes for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC57 citations98
US9087527B1Jul 21, 2015
Apparatus and method for middle shield connection in magnetic recording transducers
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC24 citations92
US8908333B1Dec 9, 2014
Shield designed for middle shields in a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC28 citations92
US9269382B1Feb 23, 2016
Method and system for providing a read transducer having improved pinning of the pinned layer at higher recording densities
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC13 citations84
US9214172B2Dec 15, 2015
Method of manufacturing a magnetic read head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC11 citations84
US8988812B1Mar 24, 2015
Multi-sensor array configuration for a two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) operation
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC16 citations84
US8970988B1Mar 3, 2015
Electric gaps and method for making electric gaps for multiple sensor arrays
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC16 citations83
US9236560B1Jan 12, 2016
Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC14 citations82
US10068601B1Sep 4, 2018
Free layer only magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing and a multilayer side bias
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6 citations73
US10121501B2Nov 6, 2018
Free layer magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations51
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC
8 patentsUS9786305B1Oct 10, 2017
Magnetic read apparatus having multiple read sensors with reduced sensor spacing usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording applications
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC14 citations84
US9431039B1Aug 30, 2016
Multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC9 citations84
US9666214B1May 30, 2017
Free layer magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC9 citations83
US9786301B1Oct 10, 2017
Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC6 citations72
US9705072B2Jul 11, 2017
Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC2 citations71
US9431032B1Aug 30, 2016
Electrical connection arrangement for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC2 citations63
US9830936B2Nov 28, 2017
Magnetic read head with antiferromagentic layer
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC1 citations52
US9715889B1Jul 25, 2017
Read sensor having an insulating layer capable of use in two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC0 citations40
WD MEDIA INC
6 patentsUS7656615B2Feb 2, 2010
Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with a soft magnetic layer having a discrete track recording pattern
WD MEDIA INC72 citations97
US7608193B2Oct 27, 2009
Perpendicular magnetic discrete track recording disk
WD MEDIA INC76 citations97
US7549209B2Jun 23, 2009
Method of fabricating a magnetic discrete track recording disk
WD MEDIA INC108 citations97
US9034492B1May 19, 2015
Systems and methods for controlling damping of magnetic media for heat assisted magnetic recording
WD MEDIA INC6 citations73
US10115428B1Oct 30, 2018
HAMR media structure having an anisotropic thermal barrier layer
WD MEDIA INC4 citations71
US9183867B1Nov 10, 2015
Systems and methods for forming implanted capping layers in magnetic media for magnetic recording
WD MEDIA INC2 citations63
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
6 patentsUS9042058B1May 26, 2015
Shield designed for middle shields in a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC24 citations93
US9245556B2Jan 26, 2016
Disk drive employing multiple read elements to increase radial band for two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US9070406B1Jun 30, 2015
Disk drive configuring one-dimensional and two-dimensional recording areas based on read element spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7 citations84
US9001630B1Apr 7, 2015
Energy assisted magnetic recording medium capable of suppressing high DC readback noise
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations84
US9171575B1Oct 27, 2015
Data storage device detecting media defects by writing opposite polarity test pattern
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations57
US9135935B1Sep 15, 2015
Customized head gimbal assembly bonding skew angle for adjusting two-dimensional magnetic recording reader alignment
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
JUNG HONG-SIK
3 patentsUS8488276B1Jul 16, 2013
Perpendicular magnetic recording medium with grain isolation magnetic anistropy layer
JUNG HONG-SIK78 citations96
US8394243B1Mar 12, 2013
Sputtered cobalt oxide for perpendicular magnetic recording medium with low media noise
JUNG HONG-SIK75 citations96
US8597723B1Dec 3, 2013
Perpendicular magnetic recording medium with single domain exchange-coupled soft magnetic underlayer and device incorporating same
JUNG HONG-SIK69 citations93
WD MEDIA LLC
3 patentsUS8867322B1Oct 21, 2014
Systems and methods for providing thermal barrier bilayers for heat assisted magnetic recording media
WD MEDIA LLC20 citations92
US9824711B1Nov 21, 2017
Soft underlayer for heat assisted magnetic recording media
WD MEDIA LLC11 citations82
US9047880B1Jun 2, 2015
Heat assisted magnetic recording method for media having moment keeper layer
WD MEDIA LLC4 citations73