Inventor
KAUTZKY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
US52 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
36 patentsUS8934198B2Jan 13, 2015
Recording head including NFT and heatsink
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC65 citations98
US8670215B2Mar 11, 2014
Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC40 citations98
US8477454B2Jul 2, 2013
Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC44 citations98
US8842391B2Sep 23, 2014
Recording head including a near field transducer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC36 citations94
US9728209B2Aug 8, 2017
Thermally robust near-field transducer peg
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC20 citations92
US8804468B2Aug 12, 2014
Layered near-field transducer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC25 citations92
US6950280B2Sep 27, 2005
Magnetic head having a heat dissipating structure
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC29 citations90
US9972346B2May 15, 2018
NFT with mechanically robust materials
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations84
US9336800B2May 10, 2016
Near-field transducer peg encapsulation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations84
US9251830B1Feb 2, 2016
Waveguide cladding layer with transparent heat sink for heat-assisted magnetic recording device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC13 citations84
US9099117B2Aug 4, 2015
Near-field transducer peg encapsulation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations84
US10984821B1Apr 20, 2021
Transfer-printed near-field transducer and heat sink
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations83
US9064515B2Jun 23, 2015
Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations83
US7102853B2Sep 5, 2006
Negative thermal expansion dielectrics for thermal pole tip protrusion compensation
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC15 citations83
US6989963B2Jan 24, 2006
Writer core structures having improved thermal dissipation properties
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC18 citations83
US9202489B2Dec 1, 2015
Laser mounted on edge of a slider
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations82
US11183215B1Nov 23, 2021
Thin-film crystalline structure with surfaces having selected plane orientations
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations73
US10510365B2Dec 17, 2019
NFT with mechanically robust materials
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations73
US9805757B2Oct 31, 2017
HAMR NFT materials with improved thermal stability
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US9142229B2Sep 22, 2015
Heat assisted magnetic recording head having thermal sensor with high-TCR transparent conducting oxide
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US9129626B2Sep 8, 2015
Near-field transducer with rounded or obtuse corners
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US8917484B2Dec 23, 2014
Magnetoresistive element with nano-crystalline shield
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations72
US11423928B1Aug 23, 2022
Processing for forming single-grain near-field transducer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations71
US12057147B2Aug 6, 2024
Thin-film crystalline structure with surfaces having selected plane orientations
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations63
US9224416B2Dec 29, 2015
Near field transducers including nitride materials
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations63
US8644124B2Feb 4, 2014
Optical devices including assist layers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC3 citations63
US11587581B1Feb 21, 2023
Transfer-printed near-field transducer and heat sink
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12249357B2Mar 11, 2025
Single-grain near-field transducer and process for forming same
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations60
US11935567B2Mar 19, 2024
Single-grain near-field transducer and process for forming same
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations60
US9311944B2Apr 12, 2016
Recording head with piezoelectric contact sensor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations60
US8937790B2Jan 20, 2015
Commonly-poled piezoelectric device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations60
US8477456B2Jul 2, 2013
Commonly-poled piezoelectric device
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations60
US7808744B2Oct 5, 2010
Apparatus including a dielectric mirror and method of reflecting radiation away from a portion of an apparatus
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations57
US10236020B2Mar 19, 2019
NFT with mechanically robust materials
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US8885448B2Nov 11, 2014
Encapsulated laser diode for heat-assisted magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US9251820B2Feb 2, 2016
Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
ZHAO TONG
3 patentsSAHOO SARBESWAR
3 patentsUS8259540B1Sep 4, 2012
Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) heads including components made of nickel alloys
SAHOO SARBESWAR25 citations89
US8477572B1Jul 2, 2013
Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) heads including components made of nickel alloys
SAHOO SARBESWAR7 citations81
US8699183B2Apr 15, 2014
Write pole and shield with different taper angles
SAHOO SARBESWAR7 citations79
HUANG XIAOYUE
2 patentsZOU JIE
1 patentKAUTZKY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
1 patentVAVRA WILLIAM PAUL
1 patentKARR BRIAN WILLIAM
1 patentGADBOIS JASON BRYCE
1 patentDEMTCHOUK ALEXANDRE VASILIEVISH
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