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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8238062 | Magnetoresistive reader with demagnetization flux guide In some embodiments, a magnetic reader comprises first and second shields extending from an air bearing surface (ABS), a magnetoresistive stack is located between the first and second shields, and a flux guide is separated from the magnetoresistive stack while conne... | 08/07/2012 |
| 7924534 | Magnetic sensor A magnetic sensor having at least a first and at least a second structure of soft-magnetic material that are spatially separated and define a first gap therebetween. The first and second structure of soft-magnetic material are adapted to form a gap magnetic field po... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7848063 | Yoke-type magnetic head and magnetic disk apparatus According to one embodiment, a yoke-type magnetic head for reading out magnetic information from a medium in which information is magnetically recorded in a track direction, the head includes a magnetic pole which is provided on a plane perpendicular to a linear rec... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7586715 | Magnetic head with a narrow spacing between magnetic shields at air bearing surface Even if the track and gap widths are made narrow in a read head, a narrow track head has so far been unable to afford satisfactory off-track characteristics because of a wide shield spacing over electrodes. The invention provides a magnetic head wherein, in the heig... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7505233 | Magnetic sensor A magnetic sensor having at least a first and at least a second structure of soft-magnetic material that are spatially separated and define a first gap therebetween. The first and second structure of soft-magnetic material are adapted to form a gap magnetic field po... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7362546 | Spin-valve magnetoresistive element having fixed magnetic layer of epitaxal laminate including magnetic layer and nonmagnetic layer A fixed magnetic layer contains a first magnetic layer formed on a non-magnetic metal layer. The non-magnetic metal layer is composed of an X—Mn alloy (where X is selected from Pt, Pd, Ir, Rh, Ru, Os, Ni, and Fe). While atoms forming the first magnetic layer and a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355825 | Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive element and head slider A magnetoresistive film is interposed between domain controlling films in a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) structure magnetoresistive element. The domain controlling films are designed to establish a first biasing magnetic field of a first intensity across... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352540 | Giant magneto-resistive (GMR) transducer having separation structure separating GMR sensor from head-tape interface A giant magneto-resistive (GMR) transducer for reading data signals magnetically recorded on tape includes a GMR sensor and a separation structure formed on a front edge of the GMR sensor. The GMR sensor reads data signals magnetically recorded on a tape located at ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352172 | Relative position detecting apparatus using magneto-resistors The device according to the present invention comprises at least one magnetic field generating element, at least one magneto-resistor and at least one resistance-to-current converter generating a current signal dependent on the resistance value of said at least one ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333305 | Magnetoresistive sensor with in-stack bias layer pinned at the back edge of the sensor stripe A magnetoresistive sensor having an in stack bias structure that extends beyond a stripe height edge defined by the free and pinned layers. The bias structure includes a magnetic bias layer that is magnetostatically coupled with the free layer by a non-magnetic spac... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330340 | Magnetoresistive sensor with free layer bias adjustment capability A magnetoresistive sensor having a free layer biased by an in stack bias layer that has a magnetic moment canted with respect to the ABS, such that the magnetic moment of the biasing layer has a longitudinal component in a direction parallel with the ABS and a compo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330339 | Structure providing enhanced self-pinning for CPP GMR and tunnel valve heads A magnetic head having improved self-pinning. The head includes a sensor having an antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure, where the AP pinned layer structure includes at least two pinned layers having magnetic moments that are self-pinned antiparallel to each oth... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327539 | CPP giant magnetoresistive head with large-area metal film provided between shield and element A CPP giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head includes lower and upper shield layers; and a GMR element disposed between the upper and lower shield layers and comprising a pinned magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic layer disposed between the pinned ma... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317596 | Magnetic recording disk drive having read head with high cross-track resolution and disk with low bit-aspect-ratio A continuous-media or patterned-media disk drive with a low ratio of linear bit density in bits per inch (BPI) in the along-the-track direction to track density in tracks per inch (TPI) in the cross-track direction has a magnetoresistive read head with high cross-tr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310209 | Magnetoresistive sensor having a high coercivity hard magnetic bias layer deposited over a metallic layer A magnetoresistive sensor having hard bias layers constructed of CoPtCrB, which high coercivity when deposited over crystalline materials such as an AFM layer or other sensor material. The bias layer material exhibits high coercivity and high moment even when deposi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7295401 | Laminated side shield for perpendicular write head for improved performance A perpendicular write head is disclosed for writing information onto tracks. The write head includes a top pole and a return pole and side shields with laminated layers wherein said laminated layers have magnetization in a direction parallel to an air bearing surfac... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288333 | Magnetic film and thin film magnetic head using this magnetic film A soft magnetic film of the present invention is a plated film composed of Co and Fe, and columnar crystals extending in the film thickness direction are provided. In the present invention, columnar crystals extending in the film thickness direction are provided so ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285835 | Low power magnetoelectronic device structures utilizing enhanced permeability materials Low power magnetoelectronic device structures and methods for making the same are provided. One magnetoelectronic device structure (100) comprises a programming line (104), a magnetoelectronic device (102) magnetically coupled to the programming... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280029 | Laminated ferrimagnetic thin film, and magneto-resistive effect element and ferromagnetic tunnel element using this thin film A laminated ferrimagnetic thin film consists of two ferromagnetic layers and a non-magnetic intermediate layer sandwiched therebetween. The respective ferromagnetic layers are magnetically coupled in an anti-ferromagnetic manner through the non-magnetic intermediate... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280320 | Thin-film magnetic head and manufacturing method thereof A lower shield layer is formed by being embedded in a first recess formed in an under layer. Accordingly, the distance between the lower shield layer and a slider can be reduced. Also, a second metal layer is formed from above a gap layer covering an electrode extra... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274540 | Magnetoresistive head having an MR element between a pair of shields and including first and second underlayers A magnetoresistive device includes a first shield layer and a second shield layer disposed at a specific distance from each other, an MR element disposed between the first and second shield layer, and an underlying layer disposed between the first shield layer and t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271981 | Ultrafast pulse field source utilizing optically induced magnetic transformation A magnetic field transducer includes a phase transition material exhibiting a change from an antiferromagnetic phase to a ferromagnetic phase when heated above a critical temperature, means for applying a magnetic bias field to the phase transition material, and mea... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256971 | Process and structure to fabricate CPP spin valve heads for ultra-high recording density A CPP-GMR spin value sensor structure with an improved MR ratio and increased resistance is disclosed. All layers except certain pinned layers, copper spacers, and a Ta capping layer are oxygen doped by adding a partial O2 pressure to the Ar sputtering ga... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248431 | Method of fabricating a perpendicular recording write head having a gap with two portions A method of fabricating a write head for perpendicular recording is provided. The write head has a pole, a shield in proximity to the pole, and a gap between the pole and the shield. The method includes forming a pole layer on an undercoat layer, forming a mask over... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245460 | Magnetoresistive effective type element, method for fabricating the same, thin film magnetic head, magnetic head device and magnetic disk drive device A base protective layer, a bottom shielding layer, and a bottom insulating layer 4 are formed in turn on a base made of AlTiC. Then, a magnetoresistive effective film is formed on the bottom insulating layer, and a magnetic biasing layer is formed so as to be... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237322 | Method for making a tunnel valve head with a flux guide A method for making a tunnel valve head with a flux guide. The tunnel valve sensor is created by forming a tunnel valve at a first shield layer. The tunnel valve includes a free layer distal to the first shield layer, a first insulation layer deposited over the firs... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239482 | Thin-film magnetic head and nonmagnetic body filled concave portion formed on a pole layer and magnetic storage apparatus using the same A thin-film magnetic head is constituted by forming a lower shielding layer, a read gap layer holding an MR magnetosensitive element, a common pole layer, and a write gap layer in order on an insulating substrate, forming a first flattening layer, a coil pattern lay... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230802 | Method and apparatus for providing magnetostriction control in a freelayer of a magnetic memory device A method and apparatus for providing magnetostriction control in a free layer of a magnetic memory device is disclosed. The same target compositions for the free layers may be used, but the relative thickness values are modified to obtain a desired magnetostriction ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230794 | Thin-film magnetic head with nonmagnetic body filled concave portion formed on a pole layer and magnetic storage apparatus using the same A thin-film magnetic head is constituted by forming a lower shielding layer, a read gap layer holding an MR magnetosensitive element, a common pole layer, and a write gap layer in order on an insulating substrate, forming a first flattening layer, a coil pattern lay... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7212384 | Magnetic read head with recessed hard bias and current leads A read element includes a magnetoresistive sensor having a side and an upper surface that defines an edge. An underlayer overlies the side of the magnetoresistive sensor, and a hard bias layer overlies at least part of the underlayer and defines a hard bias junction... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209328 | Magnetic read head and hard disk drive A magnetic head using a tunneling magnetoresistance effect realizing both high output and wide bandwidth. By providing a magnetic read head and magnetic reading/playback apparatus related to the present invention characterized by comprising: a lower magnetic shield,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7196881 | Adaptive domain stabilization for magnetic recording read sensors A magnetoresistive sensor having adaptive biasing of its free layer through use of an electromagnetic biasing system incorporated into a magnetic head. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186470 | Use of greater than about 15 angstrom thick coupling layer in AP-tab magnetic head A magnetic head that uses a thick AP coupling layer in an AP-tab structure. The head includes a free layer having an active area and tab regions on opposite sides of the active area. An antiparallel (AP) coupling layer is formed above the free layer. In one embodime... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183893 | TMR sensor with oxidized alloy barrier layer and method for forming the same A tunneling magnetoresistive stack includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer on the tunnel barrier layer. The tunneling magnetoresistive stack exhibits a negative exchange coupling... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170721 | Method of producing flux guides in magnetic recording heads A flux guide protected magnetoresistive sensor in a tape drive read/write head is presented. The magnetoresistive sensor has a tape bearing surface, and includes a magnetoresistive sensing element and a flux guide disposed on a surface of the magnetoresistive sensin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161773 | High linear density tunnel junction flux guide read head with in-stack longitudinal bias stack (LBS) Several embodiments of a sense current perpendicular to the planes of the sensor (CPP) and flux guide type of read head has a gap between first and second shield layers at an air bearing surface (ABS) where the flux guide is located which is less than a gap between ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159302 | Method for manufacturing a perpendicular write head A method for manufacturing a write head having a small write pole tip that emits magnetic flux sufficient for effective perpendicular recording. The method creates a leading edge taper (LET) between the write pole tip and a magnetic flux guide to create a sufficient... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134184 | Process of manufacturing a narrow track CCP head with bias cancellation The problem of increased edge sensitivity associated with the reduction of the spacing between bias magnets in a CPP head has been solved by limiting the width of the bias cancellation layer and by adding an extra layer of insulation to ensure that current through t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128986 | Nanoclustered magnetic materials for high moment write pole applications The present invention includes magnetic write elements with portions formed a nanophase high magnetic moment material to enable further increases in areal density in magnetic recording. The nanophase deposited high magnetic moment material comprises coated nanoclust... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126795 | Magnetic recording head, a magnetic reproducing head, a magnetic recording apparatus, and a magnetic reproducing apparatus A magnetic recording head, a magnetic reproducing head, a magnetic recording apparatus comprising the magnetic recording head, and a magnetic reproducing apparatus comprising the magnetic reproducing head are described. The magnetic reproducing head having a magneti... | 10/24/2006 |
