Inventor
WEI YAGUANG
US45 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
20 patentsUS11557314B1Jan 17, 2023
Write heads having conducting side gap for directing current
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC22 citations94
US10777219B1Sep 15, 2020
Write heads configured to redirect current
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC16 citations94
US11600293B1Mar 7, 2023
Three terminal magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations86
US10679650B2Jun 9, 2020
Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with improved write gap structure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC17 citations86
US10957348B2Mar 23, 2021
Magnetic recording write head with selected write gap current direction for minimization of cross-track interference
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC13 citations85
US10872626B2Dec 22, 2020
MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations84
US10861485B1Dec 8, 2020
Write heads configured to redirect current
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US11437060B2Sep 6, 2022
MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11373675B2Jun 28, 2022
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations73
US10762919B1Sep 1, 2020
Magnetic recording write head with write pole having a tapered trailing end section with negative magnetic anisotropy
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations73
US10699734B2Jun 30, 2020
Magnetic recording write head with selected write gap current direction for minimization of cross-track interference
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11017802B2May 25, 2021
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereof
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations71
US10276208B1Apr 30, 2019
Data storage device coding out ambiguity in three-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations69
US12437780B2Oct 7, 2025
DFL TDMR middle shield throat height control for improved stability
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12230298B2Feb 18, 2025
Method to enhance spin torque layer performance in a spintronic device
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11657835B2May 23, 2023
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording comprising an electrically conductive, non-magnetic material
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11615806B2Mar 28, 2023
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11049514B2Jun 29, 2021
MAMR writer with low resistance MAMR stack
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12148452B1Nov 19, 2024
Current distal to media facing surface
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11862207B2Jan 2, 2024
MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations57
HEADWAY TECH INC
11 patentsUS9508364B1Nov 29, 2016
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer with hybrid shield layers
HEADWAY TECH INC58 citations98
US9466319B1Oct 11, 2016
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write shield design with minimized wide adjacent track erasure (WATE)
HEADWAY TECH INC87 citations98
US9406317B1Aug 2, 2016
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write head with improved shapes of side shield and main pole
HEADWAY TECH INC53 citations96
US10032469B2Jul 24, 2018
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer with improved trailing shield design
HEADWAY TECH INC37 citations94
US9626990B2Apr 18, 2017
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer with hybrid shield layers
HEADWAY TECH INC27 citations94
US9754612B2Sep 5, 2017
Areal density improvement of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write head by tuning magnetic flux loops
HEADWAY TECH INC18 citations93
US9934796B2Apr 3, 2018
Areal density improvement of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write head by tuning magnetic flux loops
HEADWAY TECH INC2 citations73
US9589582B2Mar 7, 2017
High moment side shield design for area density improvement of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer
HEADWAY TECH INC3 citations73
US9721604B2Aug 1, 2017
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write head with improved shapes of side shield and main pole
HEADWAY TECH INC3 citations71
US11790940B2Oct 17, 2023
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer with improved trailing shield design
HEADWAY TECH INC0 citations63
US10347276B2Jul 9, 2019
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer with hybrid shield layers
HEADWAY TECH INC1 citations62
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC
6 patentsUS9299367B1Mar 29, 2016
Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer with minimized internal flux shunting
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC66 citations98
US9361912B1Jun 7, 2016
High moment side shield design for area density improvement of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC89 citations97
US8879208B1Nov 4, 2014
Umbrella shield writer (UmSW) design for perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR)
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC21 citations93
US9361923B1Jun 7, 2016
PP3 shape designs for shield domain control to improve either skip track erasure (STE) or write performance for perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR)
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC8 citations84
US9082433B1Jul 14, 2015
PMR writer with patterned shields for adjacent track erasure improvement
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC11 citations84
US8804281B1Aug 12, 2014
PMR write head with modified main pole shape to minimize adjacent track interference
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC4 citations73
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
4 patentsUS10896690B1Jan 19, 2021
Magnetic head with current assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC10 citations85
US10891974B1Jan 12, 2021
Magnetic head with current assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC16 citations85
US10891975B1Jan 12, 2021
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC11 citations85
US11017801B1May 25, 2021
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations73