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William C. Cain
Also filed as: CAIN WILLIAM C · CAIN WILLIAM CHARLES
14 granted patents·1 pending application·496 citations·filing 1987–2004
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15 records- 0196US5301079ACurrent biased magnetoresistive spin valve sensorIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 5, 1994·101 cites·28 claims
- 0292US5438470AMagnetoresistive structure with contiguous junction hard bias design with low lead resistanceREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·66 cites·15 claims
- 0391US5493467AYoke spin valve MR read headIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·55 cites·22 claims
- 0490US5508867AMagnetoresistive sensor with flux keepered spin valve configurationIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 16, 1996·75 cites·9 claims
- 0587US6212047B1Hard disk drive with magnetoresistive head and perpendicular mediaCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 3, 2001·38 cites·21 claims
- 0686US6320725B1Hard disk drive having ring head with predominantly perpendicular media fieldsCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 20, 2001·36 cites·16 claims
- 0785US7095585B2Hard disk drive for perpendicular recording with transducer having submicron gap between pole tipsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 22, 2006·14 cites·23 claims
- 0877US4800457AMagnetoresistive sensor elementUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 24, 1989·23 cites·17 claims
- 0975US6198607B1Contact planar magnetoresistive headCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 6, 2001·25 cites·19 claims
- 1073US6493191B1Planar magnetic ring head for contact recording with a rigid diskCENSTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 10, 2002·26 cites·20 claims
- 1171US6535361B2Contact planar magnetoresistive headCENSTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2003·7 cites·22 claims
- 1259US6008969APlanar recording head having formed yokesREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·14 cites·13 claims
- 1353US5966272AMagnetoresistive read head having an exchange layerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 12, 1999·9 cites·5 claims
- 1444US5617278AMagnetic head structure with reduction of magnetic domain instabilityREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 1, 1997·7 cites·14 claims
- 1543US2002093761A1Hard disk drive for perpendicular recording with transducer having submicron gap between pole tipsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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