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Diane L. Brown
Also filed as: BROWN DIANE L
23 granted patents·76 citations·filing 2004–2023
93Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC14HGST Netherlands BV4BROWN DIANE L3ARAKI SATORU1HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH1
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23 records- 0197US11087782B1Shielding between heads for tape driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 10, 2021·10 cites·21 claims
- 0295US8804287B2Material for use in a TMR read gap without adversely affecting the TMR effectARAKI SATORU·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 12, 2014·16 cites·7 claims
- 0390US12087336B1Tape heads having shifted array/pad arrangementsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 10, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 0490US8333898B2Method for manufacturing a magnetic tape head using a TMR sensorBROWN DIANE L·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 18, 2012·19 cites·21 claims
- 0585US11373683B2Data storage device using laterally offset read element to compensate for tape stretchWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·26 claims
- 0683US11087786B1Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plateWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 10, 2021·2 cites·21 claims
- 0782US8472146B2Current perpendicular magnetoresistive sensor with a dummy shield for capacitance balancingBROWN DIANE L·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·6 cites·18 claims
- 0881US8472148B2Self-aligned double flux guided TMR sensorBROWN DIANE L·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·4 cites·22 claims
- 0980US10199057B1Independent shunting of data and servo heads to allow a single sensor deposition on tape wafersWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·4 cites·25 claims
- 1077US11631535B1Longitudinal sensor bias structures and method of formation thereofWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·7 claims
- 1176US10783924B2Control head to head spacing using a piezoelectric deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 22, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 1272US10297278B2Material for use in a TMR read gap without adversely affecting the TMR effectHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted May 21, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1368US9786302B1Flux-guided tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor for magnetic tape with reduced likelihood of electrical shortingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 10, 2017·2 cites·13 claims
- 1468US9767833B1Wire bonding electrical lapping guides for tape head moduleHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 1567US12027308B2Longitudinal sensor bias structures and method of formation thereofWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1666US11657842B2Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plateWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 23, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1764US11315593B2Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plateWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 26, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1863US12094502B2Offset edge of servo heads relative to data heads for signal-to-noise ratio optimization in a tape head moduleWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1961US12148447B1HDD head having same gap verify and system for using sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·25 claims
- 2061US9865286B2Tape array electrical lapping guide design for small stripe TMR sensorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 2156US12374358B2Tape heads having tiered servo readersWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2250US11862195B2Multi-channel recording head having servo readers proximate to write transducers and read transducersWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 2336US7095239B2Method for detecting defects that exhibit repetitive patternsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 22, 2006·0 cites·23 claims
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