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MAO SINING
US52 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
35 patentsUS6466419B1Oct 15, 2002
Current perpendicular to plane spin valve head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC146 citations99
US6700760B1Mar 2, 2004
Tunneling magnetoresistive head in current perpendicular to plane mode
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC76 citations98
US7724469B2May 25, 2010
High frequency field assisted write device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC121 citations97
US7177122B2Feb 13, 2007
Biasing for tri-layer magnetoresistive sensors
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC63 citations97
US7035062B1Apr 25, 2006
Structure to achieve sensitivity and linear density in tunneling GMR heads using orthogonal magnetic alignments
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC203 citations97
US6556390B1Apr 29, 2003
Spin valve sensors with an oxide layer utilizing electron specular scattering effect
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC109 citations97
US6738236B1May 18, 2004
Spin valve/GMR sensor using synthetic antiferromagnetic layer pinned by Mn-alloy having a high blocking temperature
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC49 citations96
US6456467B1Sep 24, 2002
Laminated shields with antiparallel magnetizations
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC76 citations96
US6411478B1Jun 25, 2002
Spin tunnel junction recording heads using an edge junction structure with CIP
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC50 citations96
US6134090AOct 17, 2000
Enhanced spin-valve/GMR magnetic sensor with an insulating boundary layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC64 citations96
US6469878B1Oct 22, 2002
Data head and method using a single antiferromagnetic material to pin multiple magnetic layers with differing orientation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC43 citations95
US6462919B1Oct 8, 2002
Spin valve sensor with exchange tabs
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC63 citations94
US7589928B2Sep 15, 2009
Magnetic recording device including a thermal proximity sensor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC59 citations93
US6771472B1Aug 3, 2004
Structure to achieve thermally stable high sensitivity and linear range in bridge GMR sensor using SAF magnetic alignments
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC53 citations93
US6490140B1Dec 3, 2002
Giant magnetoresistive sensor with a PtMnX pinning layer and a NiFeCr seed layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC51 citations93
US7057865B1Jun 6, 2006
High sensitivity tunneling GMR sensors with synthetic antiferromagnet free layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC18 citations92
US6795280B1Sep 21, 2004
Tunneling magneto-resistive read head with two-piece free layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC34 citations92
US6724584B2Apr 20, 2004
Data head and method using a single antiferromagnetic material to pin multiple magnetic layers with differing orientation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24 citations92
US6548114B2Apr 15, 2003
Method of fabricating a spin valve/GMR sensor having a synthetic antiferromagnetic layer pinned by Mn-alloy
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC29 citations92
US6396668B1May 28, 2002
Planar double spin valve read head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24 citations92
US6256176B1Jul 3, 2001
Highly sensitive spin valve heads using a self-aligned demag-field balance element
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC22 citations92
US7016160B2Mar 21, 2006
Differential CPP reader for perpendicular magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC27 citations91
US6791806B1Sep 14, 2004
Tunneling barrier material for a magnetic recording head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC27 citations90
US6680829B2Jan 20, 2004
MR structures for high areal density reader by using side shields
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC42 citations90
US6556392B1Apr 29, 2003
Spin valve head with exchange bias stabilized free layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC51 citations89
US6433972B1Aug 13, 2002
Giant magnetoresistive sensor with pinning layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC27 citations89
US7151654B1Dec 19, 2006
TMR head structure with conductive shunt
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC30 citations87
US6498707B1Dec 24, 2002
Giant magnetoresistive sensor with a CrMnPt pinning layer and a NiFeCr seed layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations84
US7876531B2Jan 25, 2011
Virtual front shield writer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC18 citations82
US7064934B2Jun 20, 2006
Magnetoresistive sensor with reduced operating temperature
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations82
US6169647B1Jan 2, 2001
Giant magnetoresistive sensor having weakly pinned ferromagnetic layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC17 citations82
US6704176B2Mar 9, 2004
Spin valve sensor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations81
US6713800B2Mar 30, 2004
Magnetoresistive sensor with reduced side-reading effect
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC14 citations79
US6738235B1May 18, 2004
Structures and materials to stabilize active layers in VGMR head using AFM transverse bias
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations74
US7859069B2Dec 28, 2010
Magnetic storage element with storage layer magnetization directed for increased responsiveness to spin polarized current
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations62
LI SHAOPING
3 patentsUS8514506B1Aug 20, 2013
Disk drive comprising a dual read element and delay circuitry to improve read signal
LI SHAOPING158 citations99
US8194366B1Jun 5, 2012
TMR read head structures with differential stripe heights
LI SHAOPING157 citations99
US8139301B1Mar 20, 2012
Disk drive comprising a dual read element and delay circuitry to improve read signal
LI SHAOPING210 citations99
LENG QUNWEN
2 patentsBAI ZHIGANG
2 patentsLIU FENG
1 patentWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
1 patentHO KUOK SAN
1 patentGAO KAIZHONG
1 patentSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
1 patentWANG LISHA
1 patentHOU CHUNHONG
1 patentSYCORETC CAS CO LTD
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