G11B 5/3106
Where the integrated or assembled structure comprises means for conditioning against physical
Official title: {where the integrated or assembled structure comprises means for conditioning against physical detrimental influence, e.g. wear, contamination (G11B5/3133 takes precedence)}
G11B5/3106 (Where the integrated or assembled structure comprises means for conditioning against physical) appears on 877 US grants and 482 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Multi-layer NFT for HAMR with a thermal shunt connecting the metal layers11 Mar 2025US 12,249,355 B1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Near-field transducer (NFT) designs for improved performance of heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR)7 Jan 2025US 12,190,908 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Thermo-mechanical-optical bonding of lubricants to carbon overcoat of magnetic recording media28 May 2026US 2026/0148750 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Low Friction Planar Servo Writer Head11 Dec 2025US 2025/0378846 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Multi-Layer NFT for HAMR with a Thermal Shunt Connecting the Metal Layers6 Mar 2025US 2025/0078863 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Local extension of head overcoat with a near-field transducer extending toward the media-facing surface5 Dec 2024US 2024/0404551 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Near-field transducer (nft) designs for improved performance of heat-assisted magnetic recording (hamr)5 Dec 2024US 2024/0404556 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laminated carbon-containing overcoats for information storage system transducers181US 6,433,965 B1Read-Rite Corporation · 2002
- Slider-suspension assembly and method for attaching a slider to a suspension in a data recording disk file175US 4,761,699 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1988
- Magnetic head with aligned pole tips and pole layers formed of high magnetic moment material175US 6,118,629 ARead-Rite Corporation · 2000
- Magnetic head with low stack height and self-aligned pole tips171US 6,032,353 ARead-Rite Corporation · 2000
- Magnetic head with low stack height and self-aligned pole tips169US 6,504,676 B1Read-Rite Corporation · 2003