G11B 5/1878
Disposed immediately adjacent to the transducing gap
Official title: {disposed immediately adjacent to the transducing gap, e.g. "Metal-In-Gap" structure}
G11B5/1878 (Disposed immediately adjacent to the transducing gap) appears on 167 US grants and 25 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 167
- Published applications
- 25
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 335
- Latest grant
- 9 Apr 2024
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Magnetic disk device and method9 Apr 2024US 11,955,146 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with wide conductive element in the write gap9 Mar 2021US 10,943,616 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with wide conductive element in the write gap17 Nov 2020US 10,839,844 B1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Heat-assisted magnetic recording head having near-field transducer with nanorod and diffusion barrier plate20 Oct 2020US 10,811,038 B1Seagate Technology LLC
- PMR writer with non-conformal side gaps10 Apr 2018US 9,940,951 B2Western Digital (Fremont), LLC
- Magnetic disk device and method8 Feb 2024US 2024/0046958 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with wide conductive element in the write gap24 Dec 2020US 2020/0402532 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Process for making pmr writer with non-conformal side gaps16 Jun 2016US 2016/0171992 A1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC
- Method and system for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording transducer using a low energy mill17 Nov 2011US 2011/0279926 A1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC
- Self-aligned bevels for write poles17 Nov 2011US 2011/0281023 A1Seagate Technology LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Simultaneous amplification of multiple targets174US 5,422,252 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1995
- Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording transducers157US 8,141,235 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2012
- Method for manufacturing perpendicular magnetic recording transducers149US 8,468,682 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2013
- Method for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording transducer using a low energy mill148US 8,458,892 B2Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2013
- Simultaneous amplification of multiple targets104US 5,624,825 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1997