Inventor
KNAPP KENNETH E
US22 patents
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READ RITE CORP
11 patentsUS6469877B1Oct 22, 2002
Spin valve device with improved exchange layer defined track width and method of fabrication
READ RITE CORP155 citations99
US6233125B1May 15, 2001
CPP magnetoresistive device and method for making same
READ RITE CORP159 citations99
US6198608B1Mar 6, 2001
MR sensor with blunt contiguous junction and slow-milling-rate read gap
READ RITE CORP202 citations99
US6118638ASep 12, 2000
CPP magnetoresistive device and method for making same
READ RITE CORP159 citations99
US6487056B1Nov 26, 2002
Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabrication
READ RITE CORP171 citations98
US6433970B1Aug 13, 2002
Structure and method for redeposition free thin film CPP read sensor fabrication
READ RITE CORP166 citations98
US6421212B1Jul 16, 2002
Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabrication
READ RITE CORP195 citations98
US6417999B1Jul 9, 2002
Magnetoresistive head stabilized structure and method of fabrication thereof
READ RITE CORP177 citations98
US6330137B1Dec 11, 2001
Magnetoresistive read sensor including a carbon barrier layer and method for making same
READ RITE CORP190 citations97
US6532823B1Mar 18, 2003
Insulator layers for magnetoresistive transducers
READ RITE CORP153 citations96
US6333830B2Dec 25, 2001
Low resistance coil structure for high speed writer
READ RITE CORP168 citations96
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC
9 patentsUS7134185B1Nov 14, 2006
Method of making narrow track width magnetoresistive sensor
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC160 citations99
US7023658B1Apr 4, 2006
Submicron track-width pole-tips for electromagnetic transducers
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC187 citations99
US6700759B1Mar 2, 2004
Narrow track width magnetoresistive sensor and method of making
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC189 citations99
US6687977B2Feb 10, 2004
CPP magnetoresistive device and method for making same
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC157 citations99
US7111382B1Sep 26, 2006
Methods for fabricating redeposition free thin film CPP read sensors
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC157 citations98
US6833979B1Dec 21, 2004
Structure and method for redeposition free thin film CPP read sensor fabrication
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC180 citations98
US6816345B1Nov 9, 2004
Magnetoresistive sensors having submicron track widths and method of making
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC151 citations98
US6735850B1May 18, 2004
Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabrication
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC171 citations98
US6762910B1Jul 13, 2004
Data storage and retrieval apparatus with thin film read head having inset extra gap insulation layer and method of fabrication
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC155 citations96