Inventor
RUDY STEVEN C
US25 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
10 patentsUS8018678B1Sep 13, 2011
Method for simultaneous electronic lapping guide (ELG) and perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) pole formation
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC157 citations99
US8891207B1Nov 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
US10008222B2Jun 26, 2018
Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations83
US9361916B1Jun 7, 2016
Electrical lapping guide for dimensional control of back side of heat assisted magnetic recording device
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC13 citations83
US8970988B1Mar 3, 2015
Electric gaps and method for making electric gaps for multiple sensor arrays
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC16 citations83
US9321146B1Apr 26, 2016
Systems and methods for shaping leads of electronic lapping guides to reduce calibration error
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC8 citations82
US10460751B2Oct 29, 2019
Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations51
US9087537B1Jul 21, 2015
System for adjusting lapping of a transducer using a disk windage
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations51
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC
7 patentsUS9721595B1Aug 1, 2017
Method for providing a storage device
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC5 citations83
US9786301B1Oct 10, 2017
Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC6 citations72
US9564150B1Feb 7, 2017
Magnetic read apparatus having an improved read sensor isolation circuit
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC3 citations71
US9437251B1Sep 6, 2016
Apparatus and method having TDMR reader to reader shunts
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC3 citations71
US9431032B1Aug 30, 2016
Electrical connection arrangement for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC2 citations63
US9441938B1Sep 13, 2016
Test structures for measuring near field transducer disc length
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC1 citations50
US9715889B1Jul 25, 2017
Read sensor having an insulating layer capable of use in two-dimensional magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC0 citations40
RUDY STEVEN C
5 patentsUS8165709B1Apr 24, 2012
Four pad self-calibrating electronic lapping guide
RUDY STEVEN C184 citations98
US8151441B1Apr 10, 2012
Method for providing and utilizing an electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducer
RUDY STEVEN C167 citations98
US8307539B1Nov 13, 2012
Method for modeling devices in a wafer
RUDY STEVEN C161 citations97
US8758083B1Jun 24, 2014
Method and system for adjusting lapping of a transducer using a disk windage
RUDY STEVEN C38 citations93
US9153260B1Oct 6, 2015
Electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducer
RUDY STEVEN C9 citations83
READ RITE CORP
3 patentsUS6445536B1Sep 3, 2002
Dielectric stencil-defined write head for MR, GMR, and spin valve high density recording heads
READ RITE CORP162 citations98
US6193584B1Feb 27, 2001
Apparatus and method of device stripe height control
READ RITE CORP254 citations96
US5694276ADec 2, 1997
Shielded magnetic head having an inductive coil with low mutual inductance
READ RITE CORP4 citations60