Inventor
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM
US45 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
27 patentsUS7006375B2Feb 28, 2006
Hybrid write mechanism for high speed and high density magnetic random access memory
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC198 citations99
US6785092B2Aug 31, 2004
White head for high anisotropy media
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC134 citations97
US7212367B2May 1, 2007
Ampere wire write head with confined magnetic fields
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC56 citations96
US6865109B2Mar 8, 2005
Magnetic random access memory having flux closure for the free layer and spin transfer write mechanism
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC62 citations96
US6809900B2Oct 26, 2004
Write head with magnetization controlled by spin-polarized electron current
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC55 citations96
US7500255B2Mar 3, 2009
Data writing with plasmon resonator
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC37 citations92
US6954331B2Oct 11, 2005
Magnetic recording head including spatially-pumped spin wave mode writer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC35 citations92
US6730395B2May 4, 2004
Magnetic tunnel junction using nanoparticle monolayers and applications therefor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC37 citations92
US6807032B1Oct 19, 2004
Magnetic read head wherein the shields are used as electrical leads and have a minimized anisotropic magneto-resistance effect
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC20 citations91
US7633699B2Dec 15, 2009
CPP reader with phase detection of magnetic resonance for read-back
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC24 citations89
US8811128B1Aug 19, 2014
Generating surface plasmons using electrical current
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations84
US7818760B2Oct 19, 2010
Data writing with plasmon resonator
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations84
US7595959B2Sep 29, 2009
Recording heads including a magnetically damped write pole and recording systems including such heads
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations83
US7576948B2Aug 18, 2009
Magnetic field read sensor based on the extraordinary hall effect
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC11 citations82
US6687085B2Feb 3, 2004
Perpendicular write head with high magnetization pole material and method of fabricating the write head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC18 citations82
US7825445B2Nov 2, 2010
Magnetoresistive memory elements with separate read and write current paths
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations74
US9165574B2Oct 20, 2015
Magnetic element with dual magnetic moments
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations73
US9001474B2Apr 7, 2015
Magnetic element with biasing structure distal the air bearing surface
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations63
US11125836B2Sep 21, 2021
Magnetic sensor manufacturing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US7715154B2May 11, 2010
Suppression of spin momentum transfer and related torques in magnetoresistive elements
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC6 citations61
US9034491B2May 19, 2015
Low resistance area magnetic stack
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations59
US9240200B2Jan 19, 2016
Magnetic element with crossed anisotropies
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations56
US8970991B2Mar 3, 2015
Coupling feature in a magnetoresistive trilayer lamination
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US8824107B2Sep 2, 2014
Magnetic element with current constriction feature
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations52
US9147414B2Sep 29, 2015
Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US6903891B1Jun 7, 2005
Photoconductive optical write driver for magnetic recording
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations51
US9378760B2Jun 28, 2016
Data reader with tuned microstructure
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations42
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM
6 patentsUS8400738B2Mar 19, 2013
Magnetic element with dual magnetic moments
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM28 citations92
US8503135B2Aug 6, 2013
Magnetic sensor with enhanced magnetoresistance ratio
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM7 citations82
US8837092B2Sep 16, 2014
Magnetic element with biasing structure distal the air bearing surface
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM4 citations72
US8467154B2Jun 18, 2013
Magnetic sensors having perpendicular anisotropy free layer
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM5 citations71
US9036308B2May 19, 2015
Varyinig morphology in magnetic sensor sub-layers
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM0 citations51
US8698218B2Apr 15, 2014
Magnetoresistive memory elements with separate read and write current paths
COVINGTON MARK WILLIAM1 citations51
DIMITROV DIMITAR VELIKOV
4 patentsUS8780508B2Jul 15, 2014
Magnetic element with biased side shield lamination
DIMITROV DIMITAR VELIKOV4 citations72
US8755154B2Jun 17, 2014
Tuned angled uniaxial anisotropy in trilayer magnetic sensors
DIMITROV DIMITAR VELIKOV2 citations62
US8749924B2Jun 10, 2014
Tuned shunt ratio for magnetic sensors
DIMITROV DIMITAR VELIKOV2 citations62
US8659855B2Feb 25, 2014
Trilayer reader with current constraint at the ABS
DIMITROV DIMITAR VELIKOV2 citations60