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NANIWA IRIZO

JP29 patents
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HITACHI LTD

7 patents
US7241038B2Jul 10, 2007

Light distribution control device

HITACHI LTD101 citations96
US6614627B1Sep 2, 2003

Magnetic disk apparatus

HITACHI LTD60 citations96
US6483659B1Nov 19, 2002

Disk drives

HITACHI LTD38 citations90
US7969826B2Jun 28, 2011

Thermally assisted magnetic recording head having movable mirror for optical switching

HITACHI LTD11 citations84
US6552878B2Apr 22, 2003

Magnetic disk apparatus

HITACHI LTD14 citations84
US6927947B2Aug 9, 2005

Magnetic disk apparatus

HITACHI LTD10 citations73
US7616532B2Nov 10, 2009

Optical disc drive

HITACHI LTD3 citations61

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

5 patents
US9966093B1May 8, 2018

Heat assisted magnetic recording head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive using same

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7 citations84
US11705153B1Jul 18, 2023

Hard disk drive suspension pad pre-solder formation and guiding

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10468057B2Nov 5, 2019

Flexure and actuator system for magnetic recording device

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US12361966B2Jul 15, 2025

Pre-solder bump preventive overcoating

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11908497B2Feb 20, 2024

Hard disk drive suspension pad pre-solder sidewalls

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62

NANIWA IRIZO

4 patents
US8526274B2Sep 3, 2013

Thermally assisted magnetic recording device

NANIWA IRIZO9 citations83
US8456965B2Jun 4, 2013

Thermally assisted magnetic recording head

NANIWA IRIZO8 citations83
US8270262B2Sep 18, 2012

Thermally assisted magnetic recording head and head assembly

NANIWA IRIZO9 citations83
US8923099B2Dec 30, 2014

Heat assisted magnetic recording head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive using same

NANIWA IRIZO2 citations62

HGST Netherlands BV

3 patents
US9153275B1Oct 6, 2015

Laser-integrated head gimbal assembly having laser contact protection

HGST Netherlands BV6 citations73
US9013967B1Apr 21, 2015

Heat-dissipating stepped slider for a heat-assisted magnetic recording head

HGST Netherlands BV4 citations73
US9025423B1May 5, 2015

Thermally conductive features for a heat-assisted magnetic recording head

HGST Netherlands BV6 citations71

ARAI SATOSHI

2 patents
US8477570B2Jul 2, 2013

Thermally assisted magnetic head assembly and magnetic disk device

ARAI SATOSHI11 citations84
US8300503B2Oct 30, 2012

Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head

ARAI SATOSHI11 citations83

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH

1 patent
US7130159B2Oct 31, 2006

Magnetic disk apparatus

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH67 citations97

KATO YUKIO

1 patent
US8116176B2Feb 14, 2012

Thermally assisted magnetic head-slider and head-gimbal assembly

KATO YUKIO26 citations92

NAKAMURA SHIGEO

1 patent
US8179745B2May 15, 2012

Head gimbal assembly and disk drive

NAKAMURA SHIGEO8 citations82

TSUCHIYAMA RYUJI

1 patent
US8848318B2Sep 30, 2014

Magnetic head slider apparatus, magnetic disk drive apparatus, and suspension thereof

TSUCHIYAMA RYUJI4 citations67

KURITA MASAYUKI

1 patent
US8218405B2Jul 10, 2012

Head slider and disk drive

KURITA MASAYUKI4 citations62

ATSUMI TAKENORI

1 patent
US8593749B2Nov 26, 2013

Hard-disk drive including fly-height-adjustment heating element and position-adjustment heating element and method of controlling fly height

ATSUMI TAKENORI2 citations59

MATSUSHIMA NAOKI

1 patent
US8437228B2May 7, 2013

Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head

MATSUSHIMA NAOKI4 citations57

ONO KYOSUKE

1 patent
US8339725B2Dec 25, 2012

Magnetic head slider and magnetic disc drive

ONO KYOSUKE2 citations55