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Eric J. Champion
Also filed as: CHAMPION ERIC J
13 granted patents·1,221 citations·filing 2009–2014
95Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3CHAMPION ERIC J2WOLF CHRISTOPHER B2BERTERO GERARDO A1
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13 records- 0198US8472288B1Recording head with near field transducer having non-rectangular pin cross sectionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 25, 2013·155 cites·8 claims
- 0298US8385157B1Method and system for performing EAMR recording at high density using a large thermal spot sizeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·155 cites·16 claims
- 0398US8351307B1Trailing edge optimized near field transducer having non-rectangular pin cross sectionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·174 cites·11 claims
- 0497US8611032B2Directional write retry for shingled disk drive applicationCHAMPION ERIC J·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 17, 2013·144 cites·18 claims
- 0597US8462592B1Energy-assisted magnetic recording head having waveguide capable of providing small beam spotsWOLF CHRISTOPHER B·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·150 cites·31 claims
- 0697US8320219B1Trailing edge optimized near field transducerWOLF CHRISTOPHER B·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 27, 2012·174 cites·21 claims
- 0797US8247095B2Energy assisted discrete track media with heat sinkCHAMPION ERIC J·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·75 cites·14 claims
- 0896US8773957B1Disk drive destabilizing magnetization of test pattern using head laser to enhance defect detectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·56 cites·14 claims
- 0996US8743666B1Energy assisted magnetic recording medium capable of suppressing high DC readback noiseBERTERO GERARDO A·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 3, 2014·72 cites·18 claims
- 1095US8854929B1Disk drive calibrating laser power and write current for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 7, 2014·36 cites·26 claims
- 1187US9431039B1Multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 30, 2016·9 cites·26 claims
- 1286US9563397B1Disk drive using non-volatile cache when garbage collecting log structured writesSTOEV KROUM S·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 7, 2017·16 cites·30 claims
- 1383US9001630B1Energy assisted magnetic recording medium capable of suppressing high DC readback noiseWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 7, 2015·5 cites·2 claims
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