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Hamid Balamane
Also filed as: BALAMANE HAMID
33 granted patents·3 pending applications·418 citations·filing 1996–2023
97Inventor score
Files withHGST Netherlands BV11BALAMANE HAMID9HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5IBM3
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36 records- 0197US8617408B2Method for manufacturing a magnetic read sensor with narrow track width using amorphous carbon as a hard mask and localized CMPBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·93 cites·4 claims
- 0296US8169881B2Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making sameBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·31 cites·25 claims
- 0393US8988827B1Surface diffusion inhibitor for HAMR NFTHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 24, 2015·17 cites·20 claims
- 0493US8842383B1Laser power sensor with dual temperature sensorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 23, 2014·19 cites·20 claims
- 0593US8335056B2CPP sensors with hard bias structures that shunt sense current towards a shieldBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 18, 2012·16 cites·8 claims
- 0693US5759428AMethod of laser cutting a metal line on an MR headIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 2, 1998·84 cites·22 claims
- 0792US8339739B2Thermally assisted recording head with near field transducer having integral heatsinkBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 25, 2012·18 cites·19 claims
- 0891US11651791B2Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with tapered main pole and heat sink material adjacent the poleWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 16, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 0991US8054586B2Write head design and method for reducing adjacent track interference at very narrow track widthsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 8, 2011·11 cites·12 claims
- 1090US9099112B1Near field transducer having notch diffusion barrierHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2015·17 cites·20 claims
- 1189US12119032B1Near-field transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording comprising of thermally stable material layerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·2 cites·23 claims
- 1288US9042209B2E-antenna near field transducer with thermal shunt to return poleHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·9 cites·18 claims
- 1388US8498182B1Wrap-around antenna design for improved performance in thermally-assisted magnetic recordingBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 30, 2013·10 cites·20 claims
- 1487US8619535B2Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making sameBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·7 cites·23 claims
- 1585US8092704B2System, method and apparatus for fabricating a c-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applicationsBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·5 cites·15 claims
- 1684US11462243B1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with tapered main pole and heat sink material adjacent the poleWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 4, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 1784US8908482B1Sacrificial protection layer for preventing ion mill damage to HAMR optical componentsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 9, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 1883US7587811B2Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 15, 2009·13 cites·6 claims
- 1981US6662432B2Method of making a free layer for a spin valve sensor with a lower uniaxial anisotropy fieldIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·16 cites·13 claims
- 2080US7523550B2Process to open connection vias on a planarized surfaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 28, 2009·4 cites·8 claims
- 2177US9183856B1System and method for integration of magnetic lip and near field transducer in heat assisted magnetic recording write headsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2015·3 cites·19 claims
- 2276US9099114B1Surface diffusion inhibitor for HAMR NFTHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 4, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 2373US8976489B2Noble metal surrounded magnetic lip and heat sink for heat assisted magnetic recording headHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·2 cites·7 claims
- 2469US9230572B2Noble metal surrounded magnetic lip and heat sink for heat assisted magnetic recording headHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 5, 2016·2 cites·10 claims
- 2567US7743487B2Method to planarize perpendicular write poles using a combination of CMP and reactive ion millingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·4 cites·19 claims
- 2667US6049056AMethod of laser cutting a metal line on an MR head with a laserIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·21 cites·12 claims
- 2755US9099111B2Heat assisted magnetic recording head employing noble metal alloy as diffusion barrier layerHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·0 cites·25 claims
- 2855US7765677B2Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head using a protective layer to prevent write pole consumptionHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 3, 2010·1 cites·9 claims
- 2954US7554764B2Lift-off method for forming write pole of a magnetic write head and write pole formed therebyHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·0 cites·5 claims
- 3053US8486289B2System, method and apparatus for fabricating a C-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applicationsBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 16, 2013·0 cites·16 claims
- 3153US2021027808A1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (hamr) head with tapered main pole and heat sink material adjacent the poleWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3252US2009266790A1Method of making a magnetoresistive reader structureBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3350US12315539B2Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) write head with enhanced stability and methods for making the sameWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3443US7449790B2Methods and systems of enhancing stepper alignment signals and metrology alignment target signalsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 11, 2008·0 cites·9 claims
- 3543US2014293472A1Read head sensor with a tantalum oxide refill layerHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3632US7363698B2Process for creating a write head by forming a bump after the top pole is formedHITACHI GOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLO·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 29, 2008·0 cites·26 claims
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