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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100132080 | METHOD OF MAKING AND ASSEMBLING CAPSULATED NANOSTRUCTURES An encapsulated nanostructure fabricated using layers of polymer material and further processed for use in a micro-scale target device is presented. The fabrication includes the formation on a substrate of an array of encapsulated nanostructures. The encapsulated nanost... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20090141387 | NANOPROBE-BASED HEATING APPARATUS AND HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD USING THE SAME A nanoprobe-based heating apparatus includes a nanoprobe, a heating unit, a gap control unit, and a support unit. The nanoprobe has a tip forming at an end of the nanoprobe, and the tip applies heat to a magnetic recording bit of a recording medium. The heating unit hea... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090021861 | Magnetic write device including an encapsulated wire for assisted writing A magnetic device includes a write element having a write element tip and is operable to generate a first field at the write element tip. A conductor is proximate the write element tip for carrying a current to generate a second field that augments the first field. An e... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080112089 | Seed/AFM combination for CCP GMR device Improved CPP GMR devices have been fabricated by replacing the conventional seed layer (typically Ta) with a bilayer of NiCr on Ta, said seed being deposited on the NiFe layer that constitutes a magnetic shield. Additional improvement was also obtained by replacing the ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080080102 | Tunnel magnetoresistance element, magnetic head, and magnetic memory A TMR element is provided which has a large MR ratio. The TMR element has a tunnel barrier layer formed between a magnetization fixed layer and a magnetization free layer, and a cap layer disposed on the magnetization free layer. The tunnel barrier layer is formed of an... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080068764 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT, MAGNETIC HEAD, MAGNETIC REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC MEMORY A magnetoresistance effect element comprises a magnetoresistance effect film and a pair of electrode. The magnetoresistance effect film having a first magnetic layer whose direction of magnetization is substantially pinned in one direction; a second magnetic layer whose... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080013437 | Probe for scanning over a substrate and a data storage device A data storage device comprises a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks and at least one probe for scanning the storage medium. The storage medium may be comprised in a substrate. The probe comprises a cantilever that comprises terminals serving as electr... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080002308 | Magnetic shield, manufacturing method thereof and thin film magnetic head employing the same Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic shield composed of size-controlled small crystal grains and provide a more after-write read noise free thin film magnetic head. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an upper magnetic shield uses a ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070279809 | Magneto-resistance effect element, thin-film magnetic head, and method for manufacturing magneto-resistance effect element A magneto-resistance effect element comprises a stacked body which comprises a pinned layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a free layer having a magnetization direction that varies according to an external magnetic field, and a nonmagnetic spacer layer which is... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070047427 | Storage device and operating method therefor A storage device including a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks in multiple tracks aligned along track center lines, at least one read transducer for writing and reading said data stored in said storage medium, and an actuator for moving said storage m... | 03/01/2007 |
