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Tomoko Seki
Also filed as: SEKI TOMOKO
15 granted patents·3 pending applications·187 citations·filing 2010–2023
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18 records- 0195US11521648B2Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) medium with multilayered underlayer for the recording layerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·6 cites·11 claims
- 0294US11900978B1Magnetic recording medium with underlayer configured to reduce diffusion of titanium into a magnetic recording layerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 13, 2024·5 cites·24 claims
- 0394US9822441B2Iridium underlayer for heat assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 0494US9406329B1HAMR media structure with intermediate layer underlying a magnetic recording layer having multiple sublayersWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 2, 2016·21 cites·31 claims
- 0593US8431257B2Perpendicular magnetic recording mediumKIM KONG·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·71 cites·2 claims
- 0692US9177585B1Magnetic media capable of improving magnetic properties and thermal management for heat-assisted magnetic recordingWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·20 cites·19 claims
- 0792US8867322B1Systems and methods for providing thermal barrier bilayers for heat assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 21, 2014·20 cites·25 claims
- 0887US9824711B1Soft underlayer for heat assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·11 cites·11 claims
- 0985US10276201B1Dual phase MgO-X seed layers for heat assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·7 cites·26 claims
- 1082US9449633B1Smooth structures for heat-assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·5 cites·22 claims
- 1181US10276199B1High thermal gradient heatsink for heat assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 1281US10236026B1Thermal barrier layers and seed layers for control of thermal and structural properties of HAMR mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 19, 2019·5 cites·34 claims
- 1381US8947987B1Systems and methods for providing capping layers for heat assisted magnetic recording mediaWD MEDIA LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 3, 2015·5 cites·22 claims
- 1465US12308056B2Magnetic recording medium with magnesium-titanium oxide (MTO) layer formed using pulsed direct current sputter depositionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 1555US12272392B2Media structure with selected segregants configured to improve heat-assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1640US2012156523A1Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Medium And Method Of Manufacturing SameSEKI TOMOKO·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 1738US2013040167A1Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and its manufacturing methodWD MEDIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 1837US2023005503A1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (hamr) media with magnesium trapping layerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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