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ROBERTSON NEIL LESLIE

US62 patents
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IBM

24 patents
US5802700ASep 8, 1998

Method of making a planarized thin film magnetic write head with submicron trackwidth

IBM132 citations99
US5652687AJul 29, 1997

Planarized thin film magnetic write head with submicron trackwidth

IBM128 citations99
US6493183B1Dec 10, 2002

Thermally-assisted magnetic recording system with head having resistive heater in write gap

IBM130 citations98
US5999379ADec 7, 1999

Spin valve read head with plasma produced metal oxide insulation layer between lead and shield layers and method of making

IBM43 citations96
US5901432AMay 11, 1999

Method for making a thin film inductive write head having a pedestal pole tip and an electroplated gap

IBM66 citations96
US5864450AJan 26, 1999

NI45FE55 metal-in-gap thin film magnetic head

IBM55 citations96
US5812350ASep 22, 1998

Metal-in-gap thin film magnetic head employing Ni45 Fe55

IBM57 citations96
US5761009AJun 2, 1998

Having parastic shield for electrostatic discharge protection

IBM88 citations96
US5759428AJun 2, 1998

Method of laser cutting a metal line on an MR head

IBM84 citations96
US5665251ASep 9, 1997

RIE image transfer process for plating

IBM66 citations96
US6359750B1Mar 19, 2002

Data storage system with TiC MR-head magnetic shield dummy shield spark gap

IBM17 citations92
US6330128B1Dec 11, 2001

Magnetic head assembly having open yoke write head with highly defined narrow track width

IBM21 citations92
US6081409AJun 27, 2000

TiC MR-head magnetic shield dummy shield spark gap

IBM28 citations92
US6049056AApr 11, 2000

Method of laser cutting a metal line on an MR head with a laser

IBM21 citations92
US5885750AMar 23, 1999

Tantalum adhesion layer and reactive-ion-etch process for providing a thin film metallization area

IBM47 citations92
US6876507B2Apr 5, 2005

High-saturation thin-film write head for high-coercivity magnetic data storage media

IBM34 citations90
US6538857B1Mar 25, 2003

Read head with N-cycle switch for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection

IBM24 citations90
US5867890AFeb 9, 1999

Method for making a thin film merged magnetoresistive read/inductive write head having a pedestal pole tip

IBM47 citations90
US6664026B2Dec 16, 2003

Method of manufacturing high aspect ratio photolithographic features

IBM35 citations89
US6162305ADec 19, 2000

Method of making spin valve read head with plasma produced metal oxide insulation layer between lead and shield layers

IBM16 citations84
US6621660B2Sep 16, 2003

Thin film magnetic head

IBM8 citations74
US5935453AAug 10, 1999

MR sensor having end regions with planar sides

IBM9 citations74
US6288880B1Sep 11, 2001

Method of making TiC MR-head magnetic shield dummy shield spark gap

IBM11 citations73
US6927940B2Aug 9, 2005

Method for seed layer removal for magnetic heads

IBM2 citations63

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH

14 patents
US7262936B2Aug 28, 2007

Heating device and magnetic recording head for thermally-assisted recording

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH68 citations98
US7212379B2May 1, 2007

Perpendicular magnetic recording head with flare and taper configurations

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH72 citations97
US7558019B2Jul 7, 2009

Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with flux-conductor contacting write pole

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH32 citations92
US7367112B2May 6, 2008

Method of fabricating a head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a self-aligning side shield structure

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH23 citations92
US7271982B2Sep 18, 2007

Perpendicular magnetic recording head built using an air-bearing surface damascene process

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH34 citations92
US6687083B2Feb 3, 2004

Enhanced low profile magnet write head

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH26 citations92
US6599411B2Jul 29, 2003

Method of electroplating a nickel-iron alloy film with a graduated composition

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH22 citations88
US7603762B2Oct 20, 2009

Optical lapping guide for use in the manufacture of perpendicular magnetic write heads

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations84
US7467461B2Dec 23, 2008

Additive gap process to define trailing and side shield gap for a perpendicular write head

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations84
US7463459B2Dec 9, 2008

Self-pinned read sensor design with enhanced lead stabilizing mechanism

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations84
US7236334B2Jun 26, 2007

Repeatable ESD protection utilizing a process for unshorting a first shorting material between electrical pads and reshorting by recreating the short

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH12 citations82
US7345853B2Mar 18, 2008

Device with ESD protection utilizing a shorting material between electrical pads or leads which are shorted then unshorted by severing the shorting material and then recreating the short by reapplying the shorting material

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations72
US6667457B1Dec 23, 2003

System and method for a sacrificial anode in a kerf for corrosion protection during slider fabrication

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations71
US7743487B2Jun 29, 2010

Method to planarize perpendicular write poles using a combination of CMP and reactive ion milling

HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations63

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

4 patents

BALAMANE HAMID

3 patents

HGST Netherlands BV

2 patents

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

1 patent

BONHOTE CHRISTIAN RENE

1 patent

FONTANA JR ROBERT E

1 patent

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