Inventor
GIBBONS MATTHEW R
US30 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
11 patentsUS7872824B1Jan 18, 2011
Setting an operating bias current for a magnetoresistive head by computing a target operating voltage
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC178 citations96
US9336814B1May 10, 2016
Inverse tapered waveguide for use in a heat assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC7 citations84
US8947985B1Feb 3, 2015
Heat assisted magnetic recording transducers having a recessed pole
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations84
US8861124B1Oct 14, 2014
Integrated sensor for monitoring laser power in a heat assisted magnetic recording disk drive
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC13 citations84
US9142233B1Sep 22, 2015
Heat assisted magnetic recording writer having a recessed pole
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6 citations73
US9001629B1Apr 7, 2015
Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording system
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73
US8953422B1Feb 10, 2015
Near field transducer using dielectric waveguide core with fine ridge feature
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73
US8958272B1Feb 17, 2015
Interfering near field transducer for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC4 citations72
US9159346B1Oct 13, 2015
Near field transducer using dielectric waveguide core with fine ridge feature
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2 citations62
US9007879B1Apr 14, 2015
Interfering near field transducer having a wide metal bar feature for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3 citations62
US9311952B2Apr 12, 2016
Interfering near field transducer for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC0 citations51
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC
4 patentsUS6721203B1Apr 13, 2004
Designs of reference cells for magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) MRAM
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC165 citations98
US6697294B1Feb 24, 2004
Designs of reference cells for magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) MRAM
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC241 citations98
US6801411B1Oct 5, 2004
Dual stripe spin valve sensor without antiferromagnetic pinning layer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC167 citations97
US6721138B1Apr 13, 2004
Inductive transducer with stitched pole tip and pedestal defining zero throat height
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC187 citations97
BAI ZHIGANG
2 patentsYUAN HONGXING
2 patentsUS8619512B1Dec 31, 2013
Stress buffer for near-field transducer in energy assisted magnetic recording and methods for fabricating the same
YUAN HONGXING161 citations98
US8526275B1Sep 3, 2013
Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a near-field transducer in an energy assisted magnetic recording assembly
YUAN HONGXING167 citations98