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Declan Macken
Also filed as: MACKEN DECLAN
89 granted patents·2 pending applications·924 citations·filing 1997–2020
99Inventor score
Files withSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC77MACKEN DECLAN3SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY2BENAKLI MOURAD1BURBANK DANIEL PAUL1
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91 records- 0196US9558774B1Recording head with electrically removable componentSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·24 cites·19 claims
- 0294US9824705B1Pad sharing for contact sensor and bolometer with temperature compensation in heat-assisted magnetic recording deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·16 cites·20 claims
- 0394US9202499B2Contact detection using laser modulationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 1, 2015·28 cites·24 claims
- 0494US9030773B2Sensing temperature at a slider protrusion regionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 12, 2015·24 cites·20 claims
- 0594US6791796B2Perpendicular writer with laminated main poleSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·79 cites·20 claims
- 0693US10192578B1Sensorless monitoring of laser power instability in a heat-assisted magnetic recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 29, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0793US9607641B1Bond pad sharing for powering multiple writers of a recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 28, 2017·17 cites·22 claims
- 0893US9177577B2Multi-purpose near-field transducer having a temperature coefficient of resistanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 3, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 0993US9042210B2Multi-purpose near-field transducer having a temperature coefficient of resistanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·17 cites·22 claims
- 1093US6992865B2Headstack with semi-permanently deformable element for pole-tip recession adjustmentSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·41 cites·14 claims
- 1193US6437949B1Single domain state laminated thin film structureSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·52 cites·18 claims
- 1292US9396745B2Multi-sensor reader with different readback sensitivitiesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·17 cites·23 claims
- 1392US8837071B2Sensing temperature at a slider protrusion regionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 16, 2014·15 cites·23 claims
- 1492US8737009B2Resistance temperature sensors for head-media and asperity detectionKUNKEL GARY J·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·13 cites·19 claims
- 1592US7061731B2High magnetic anisotropy hard magnetic bias elementSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·38 cites·18 claims
- 1692US6781801B2Tunneling magnetoresistive sensor with spin polarized current injectionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·33 cites·17 claims
- 1791US10255940B1Sensorless monitoring of laser power instability in a heat-assisted magnetic recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·10 cites·22 claims
- 1891US9978412B1Transparent thermocouple for heat-assisted magnetic recording deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·13 cites·22 claims
- 1991US9972350B1Bolometer and contact sensor arrangement for a heat-assisted magnetic recording deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 15, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 2091US9607640B2Bond pad sharing for powering a multiplicity of electrical components of a recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·12 cites·18 claims
- 2191US8937791B1Slider having heater with adjacent high thermal conductivity layerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 20, 2015·14 cites·20 claims
- 2291US7274538B2Sensor with semi-permanently deformable element for active element adjustmentSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 25, 2007·12 cites·18 claims
- 2389US9905255B1Bond pad sharing for powering multiple heaters of a magnetic recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 27, 2018·9 cites·23 claims
- 2489US6813118B2Transducing head having improved studs and bond pads to reduce thermal deformationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 2, 2004·31 cites·24 claims
- 2588US10410660B1Split contact sensor for a heat-assisted magnetic recording sliderSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 2688US7236333B2Domain wall free shields of MR sensorsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·18 cites·15 claims
- 2787US9812159B1Bond pad sharing between a temporary contact sensor and a multiplicity of readers of a recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 2887US8810952B2Head transducer with multiple resistance temperature sensors for head-medium spacing and contact detectionJOHNSON MICHAEL T·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 19, 2014·7 cites·32 claims
- 2987US7092208B2Magnetic transducers with reduced thermal pole-tip protrusion/recessionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·23 cites·34 claims
- 3086US9390741B2Head transducer with multiple resistance temperature sensors for head-medium spacing and contact detectionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·4 cites·22 claims
- 3186US8804280B2Actively synchronizing magnetic responses of a shield and a write poleLOPUSNIK RADEK·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 3286US7379277B2Reader shield/electrode structure for improved stray field and electrical performanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·6 cites·12 claims
- 3386US6807031B2Single domain state laminated thin film structure for use as a magnetic layer of a transducing headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·27 cites·21 claims
- 3485US10984821B1Transfer-printed near-field transducer and heat sinkSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 20, 2021·5 cites·18 claims
- 3585US9905254B1Bond pad sharing for powering multiple components of a recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 27, 2018·7 cites·25 claims
- 3685US9230594B2Resistance temperature sensors for head-media and asperity detectionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 3785US9036290B2Head transducer with multiple resistance temperature sensors for head-medium spacing and contact detectionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 19, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 3883US11120826B1Digital storage system that includes sensor and circuit to determine contact and/or distance between read/write head and data storage mediumSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 14, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 3983US10410668B1Sensorless monitoring of laser power instability in a heat-assisted magnetic recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 10, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 4083US7064933B2Structures for pole-tip actuationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 20, 2006·17 cites·23 claims
- 4182US7102853B2Negative thermal expansion dielectrics for thermal pole tip protrusion compensationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·15 cites·42 claims
- 4282US6754050B2Shared pole design for reduced thermal pole tip protrusionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·18 cites·19 claims
- 4381US7130165B2Side shielded current in plane spin-valveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·16 cites·18 claims
- 4479US10229706B1Bolometer and contact sensor arrangement for a heat-assisted magnetic recording deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 12, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4579US6597545B2Shield design for magnetoresistive sensorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·13 cites·20 claims
- 4678US9502064B1Recording head with surface charge controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4778US8824100B2Overcoats that include magnetic materialsKARR BRIAN WILLIAM·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·5 cites·21 claims
- 4878US6836389B2Slider basecoat for thermal PTR reductionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 28, 2004·13 cites·28 claims
- 4977US7128986B2Nanoclustered magnetic materials for high moment write pole applicationsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·14 cites·22 claims
- 5076US9472224B2Electrically removable heater for a thermally actuatable thermal asperity sensorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·3 cites·21 claims
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