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Joseph Smyth
Also filed as: SMYTH JOSEPH · SMYTH JOSEPH F · SMYTH JOSEPH FRANCIS
16 granted patents·1 pending application·410 citations·filing 1996–2013
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17 records- 0195US8824106B1Two sensor reader for hard disk drive (HDD)HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 2, 2014·39 cites·27 claims
- 0293US7468862B2Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recordingHEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 23, 2008·15 cites·7 claims
- 0390US5696656AHighly sensitive orthogonal spin valve read headIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·54 cites·13 claims
- 0488US7609479B2Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of manufacturing sameHEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·9 cites·28 claims
- 0588US6687083B2Enhanced low profile magnet write headHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·26 cites·18 claims
- 0686US5828530AOrthogonal spin valve sensor with reduced net fieldIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 27, 1998·41 cites·11 claims
- 0783US6470566B2ESD protection during GMR head fabricationIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 29, 2002·27 cites·20 claims
- 0883US6127053ASpin valves with high uniaxial anisotropy reference and keeper layersIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·74 cites·24 claims
- 0980US6163442AHigh moment bilayer first pole piece layer of a write head with high magnetic stability for promoting read signal symmetry of a read headIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 19, 2000·34 cites·20 claims
- 1072US8339751B2Shield design for magnetic recording headGARFUNKEL GLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 25, 2012·2 cites·1 claims
- 1172US8243399B2Shield design for magnetic recording headGARFUNKEL GLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 14, 2012·2 cites·2 claims
- 1271US6034848ALow profile multi-layer coil merged thin film magnetic headIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·26 cites·27 claims
- 1370US6762914B2Method for the rapid measurement of magnetoresistive read head dimensionsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·8 cites·24 claims
- 1469US6175475B1Fully-pinned, flux-closed spin valveIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·29 cites·35 claims
- 1563US6325947B1Method for forming low profile multi-layer coil merged thin film magnetic headIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 4, 2001·14 cites·14 claims
- 1660US2009034130A1Shield design for magnetic recording headHEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1746US5710510AApparatus and method for intra process on wafer monitoring of deposited layer permeabilityIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 20, 1998·10 cites·50 claims
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