Inventor
WESSEL JAMES G
US12 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
10 patentsUS7119995B2Oct 10, 2006
ESD shunt for transducing head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC47 citations91
US8817407B2Aug 26, 2014
Heat assisted magnetic recording head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations83
US8891205B2Nov 18, 2014
Apparatuses and methods for controlling near-field transducer to write pole spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations73
US10186291B1Jan 22, 2019
Bond pad sharing in head slider using null point center tap
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations62
US11798580B1Oct 24, 2023
Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with a laser heater
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations59
US11646058B1May 9, 2023
Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with a heat sink and a diffusion barrier
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations57
US12592249B2Mar 31, 2026
Heat assisted magnetic recording writer having a notched write pole
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations56
US11790939B1Oct 17, 2023
Heat sinking layer between a substrate and encasing layers of a recording head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations56
US11217273B1Jan 4, 2022
Heat sinking layer between a substrate and encasing layers of a recording head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations56
US9076475B2Jul 7, 2015
Apparatuses and methods for controlling near-field transducer to write pole spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52