G11B 5/332
Using thin films
Official title: {using thin films (G11B5/372, G11B5/3903 take precedence)}
G11B5/332 (Using thin films) appears on 223 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 223
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 404
- Latest grant
- 2 Jan 2024
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| 2003 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 15 | 31 |
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| 2006 | 21 | 8 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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By later US patents
- CPP Magnetoresistive device with reduced edge effect and method for making same202US 6,198,609 B1Read-Rite Corporation · 2001
- Inductive transducer with recessed leading pole layer184US 6,724,572 B1Western Digital Corporation · 2004
- Inductive transducer with reduced pole tip protrusion182US 6,751,055 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2004
- Thin film write head having a laminated, flat top pole with bottom shaper and method of fabrication178US 6,975,486 B2Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2005
- Magnetic tape head with flux sensing element154US 6,078,479 ARead-Rite Corporation · 2000