Inventor
KIEF MARK THOMAS
US26 patents
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
17 patentsUS7397633B2Jul 8, 2008
Writer structure with assisted bias
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC97 citations96
US9064509B2Jun 23, 2015
Injector stack with diffusive layer
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC14 citations84
US9042061B2May 26, 2015
Depolarizing layer in a magnetic stack
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations84
US8861316B2Oct 14, 2014
Write pole for recording head
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations84
US9406321B2Aug 2, 2016
Read head with multiple reader stacks
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC12 citations83
US9123361B1Sep 1, 2015
Reader with at least two-spin detectors
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC16 citations82
US11862208B1Jan 2, 2024
Non-local spin valve sensor for high linear density
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations73
US11282538B1Mar 22, 2022
Non-local spin valve sensor for high linear density
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US9218823B2Dec 22, 2015
Read head with multiple reader stacks
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations72
US7082016B2Jul 25, 2006
Multilayer magnetic shields with compensated thermal protrusion
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC9 citations72
US11125836B2Sep 21, 2021
Magnetic sensor manufacturing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US7914916B2Mar 29, 2011
Thermally stable high anisotropic high magnetic moment films
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations62
US9099109B2Aug 4, 2015
Magnetic stack with different areal extents on an air bearing surface
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations61
US7031122B2Apr 18, 2006
Magnetic shields for reduced variations of head-media spacing
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations59
US8970991B2Mar 3, 2015
Coupling feature in a magnetoresistive trilayer lamination
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations52
US8999118B2Apr 7, 2015
Formation of non-magnetic grooves
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51
US9378760B2Jun 28, 2016
Data reader with tuned microstructure
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations42