Inventor
AHNER JOACHIM WALTER
US31 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
30 patentsUS7026676B2Apr 11, 2006
Memory array having a layer with electrical conductivity anisotropy
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC23 citations92
US9274064B2Mar 1, 2016
Surface feature manager
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations84
US9377394B2Jun 28, 2016
Distinguishing foreign surface features from native surface features
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations83
US9297759B2Mar 29, 2016
Classification of surface features using fluorescence
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7 citations83
US9217715B2Dec 22, 2015
Apparatuses and methods for magnetic features of articles
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations83
US10384306B1Aug 20, 2019
Laser cutting array with multiple laser source arrangement
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC8 citations82
US9212900B2Dec 15, 2015
Surface features characterization
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations82
US7447140B2Nov 4, 2008
Ferroelectric probe storage apparatus
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations81
US9488594B2Nov 8, 2016
Surface feature manager
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US10024790B2Jul 17, 2018
Imaging a transparent article
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations72
US9297751B2Mar 29, 2016
Chemical characterization of surface features
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations72
US12542181B2Feb 3, 2026
Fiber based optical media
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US10234400B2Mar 19, 2019
Feature detection with light transmitting medium
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations61
US10947148B2Mar 16, 2021
Laser beam cutting/shaping a glass substrate
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations59
US10766805B2Sep 8, 2020
Edge polishing a glass substrate after cutting
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations59
US12387753B1Aug 12, 2025
Multidimensional optical storage media having light confinement layers and reading methodology therefor
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US10152998B2Dec 11, 2018
Features maps of articles with polarized light
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US9581554B2Feb 28, 2017
Photon emitter array
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US9903822B2Feb 27, 2018
Apparatuses and methods for magnetic features of articles
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9863892B2Jan 9, 2018
Distinguishing foreign surface features from native surface features
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9810633B2Nov 7, 2017
Classification of surface features using fluoresence
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9784688B2Oct 10, 2017
Apparatus for uniformly irradiating and imaging an article
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9766179B2Sep 19, 2017
Chemical characterization of surface features
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9766184B2Sep 19, 2017
Surface features characterization
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US10388342B2Aug 20, 2019
3D storage cells
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations50
US9869639B2Jan 16, 2018
Photon emitter array including photon emitters with different orientations
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations50
US7638211B2Dec 29, 2009
Mass storage apparatus using fluorine mediated self-assembly monolayers of nanoparticles recording medium
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations50
US7541105B2Jun 2, 2009
Epitaxial ferroelectric and magnetic recording structures including graded lattice matching layers
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1 citations47
US10584961B2Mar 10, 2020
Edge profile detection
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations45
US10689286B2Jun 23, 2020
Separation of glass shapes using engineered induced thermal gradients after process cutting
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations42