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Alan Johnston
Also filed as: JOHNSTON ALAN · JOHNSTON ALAN B · JOHNSTON ALAN BIGGAR
8 granted patents·171 citations·filing 1997–2007
88Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
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8 records- 0191US7233457B2Head for perpendicular recording with reduced erasureSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 19, 2007·34 cites·24 claims
- 0288US6807027B2Ruthenium as non-magnetic seedlayer for electrodepositionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·34 cites·20 claims
- 0383US7835110B2MEMS disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·5 cites·27 claims
- 0479US6597545B2Shield design for magnetoresistive sensorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·13 cites·20 claims
- 0577US7826171B2Interconnect architecture for disc drive arraySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·3 cites·21 claims
- 0676US6456460B1Track width definition by patterning of shared pole for integrated thin film/magnetoresistive headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 24, 2002·33 cites·12 claims
- 0774US6222702B1Magnetic read element shield having dimensions that minimize domain wall movementSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 24, 2001·26 cites·7 claims
- 0871US5986856AMagnetoresistive sensor with improved stabilitySEGATE TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·23 cites·9 claims
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