G11B 5/3166
Testing or indicating in relation thereto
Official title: {Testing or indicating in relation thereto, e.g. before the fabrication is completed}
G11B5/3166 (Testing or indicating in relation thereto) appears on 418 US grants and 261 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 418
- Published applications
- 261
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 721
- Latest grant
- 19 Mar 2024
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 13 |
| 2002 | 30 | 28 |
| 2003 | 28 | 19 |
| 2004 | 30 | 23 |
| 2005 | 10 | 14 |
| 2006 | 20 | 17 |
| 2007 | 12 | 23 |
| 2008 | 19 | 27 |
| 2009 | 12 | 26 |
| 2010 | 16 | 12 |
| 2011 | 23 | 2 |
| 2012 | 14 | 9 |
| 2013 | 14 | 8 |
| 2014 | 13 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Slider with bond pad arrangements19 Mar 2024US 11,935,569 B2Seagate Technology LLC
- Non-local spin valve sensor for high linear density2 Jan 2024US 11,862,208 B1Seagate Technology LLC
- Built-in resistance sensor for measuring slider level pole width at point “A” (PWA) for PMR/MAMR writers21 Nov 2023US 11,823,712 B2Headway Technologies, Inc.
- Method of processing a slider25 Apr 2023US 11,636,875 B2Seagate Technology LLC
- Process coupons used in manufacturing flexures28 Feb 2023US 11,594,249 B2Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Slider with bond pad arrangements20 Jul 2023US 2023/0230615 A1Seagate Technology LLC
- Built-In Resistance Sensor for Measuring Slider Level Pole Width at Point "A" (PWA) for PMR/MAMR Writers24 Feb 2022US 2022/0059131 A1Headway Technologies, Inc.
- One or more sliders that include a protective overcoat that extends across the entire air bearing surface4 Nov 2021US 2021/0343310 A1Seagate Technology LLC
- Dual purpose bond pads for head sliders and methods of processing a slider23 Sep 2021US 2021/0295863 A1Seagate Technology LLC
- Process Coupons Used In Manufacturing Flexures22 Jul 2021US 2021/0225396 A1Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method of device stripe height control211US 6,193,584 B1Read-Rite Corporation · 2001
- Dual electrical lapping guides with common bonding pad189US 7,551,406 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2009
- High density giant magnetoresistive transducer with recessed sensor183US 6,219,205 B1Read-Rite Corporation · 2001
- Four pad self-calibrating electronic lapping guide173US 8,165,709 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2012
- Method for providing and utilizing an electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducer166US 8,151,441 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2012