Inventor
SMYTH JOSEPH FRANCIS
US10 patents
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IBM
9 patentsUS6127053AOct 3, 2000
Spin valves with high uniaxial anisotropy reference and keeper layers
IBM74 citations96
US5696656ADec 9, 1997
Highly sensitive orthogonal spin valve read head
IBM54 citations96
US6470566B2Oct 29, 2002
ESD protection during GMR head fabrication
IBM27 citations92
US6175475B1Jan 16, 2001
Fully-pinned, flux-closed spin valve
IBM29 citations92
US5828530AOct 27, 1998
Orthogonal spin valve sensor with reduced net field
IBM41 citations92
US6163442ADec 19, 2000
High moment bilayer first pole piece layer of a write head with high magnetic stability for promoting read signal symmetry of a read head
IBM34 citations91
US6034848AMar 7, 2000
Low profile multi-layer coil merged thin film magnetic head
IBM26 citations91
US5710510AJan 20, 1998
Apparatus and method for intra process on wafer monitoring of deposited layer permeability
IBM10 citations73
US6325947B1Dec 4, 2001
Method for forming low profile multi-layer coil merged thin film magnetic head
IBM14 citations72