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READ RITE CORP
US·295 granted patents·2 pending applications·30,952 citations·filing 1986–2002
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
297 records- 0199US6512659B1Disk drive actuator arm with microactuated read/write head positioningREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 28, 2003·173 cites·9 claims
- 0299US6468436B1Method and system for providing a magnetoresistive head having higher efficiencyREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·148 cites·6 claims
- 0399US6466401B1Thin film write head with interlaced coil winding and method of fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·242 cites·24 claims
- 0499US6421211B1Disk drive actuator arm with microactuated read/write head positioningREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 16, 2002·207 cites·12 claims
- 0599US6417999B1Magnetoresistive head stabilized structure and method of fabrication thereofREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·177 cites·9 claims
- 0699US6404600B1Disk drive actuator arm with microactuated read/write head positioningREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 11, 2002·176 cites·3 claims
- 0799US6404601B1Merged write head with magnetically isolated poletipREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·181 cites·21 claims
- 0899US6310750B1Disk drive actuator arm with microactuated read/write head positioningREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·183 cites·5 claims
- 0999US6233125B1CPP magnetoresistive device and method for making sameREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 15, 2001·159 cites·3 claims
- 1098US6618223B1High speed, high areal density inductive writerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 9, 2003·163 cites·18 claims
- 1198US6515573B1Method and system for providing edge-junction TMR utilizing a hard magnet as a pinned layerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·164 cites·10 claims
- 1298US6504676B1Magnetic head with low stack height and self-aligned pole tipsREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 7, 2003·179 cites·5 claims
- 1398US6490125B1Thin film write head with improved yoke to pole stitchREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 3, 2002·160 cites·19 claims
- 1498US6487056B1Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 26, 2002·171 cites·16 claims
- 1598US6479096B1Method for manufacturing a GMR spin valve having a smooth interface between magnetic and non-magnetic layersREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·152 cites·11 claims
- 1698US6466404B1Magnetic read/write device with insulated coil layer recessed into poleREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 15, 2002·176 cites·27 claims
- 1798US6447935B1Method and system for reducing assymetry in a spin valve having a synthetic pinned layerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 10, 2002·234 cites·25 claims
- 1898US6437945B1Airflow assisted ramp loading and unloading of sliders in hard disk drivesREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 20, 2002·161 cites·9 claims
- 1998US6433970B1Structure and method for redeposition free thin film CPP read sensor fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 13, 2002·166 cites·1 claims
- 2098US6424507B1Spin valve magnetoresistive sensor for high temperature environment using iridium manganeseREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·152 cites·5 claims
- 2198US6421212B1Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·195 cites·7 claims
- 2298US6418048B1Spin-dependent tunneling sensor suitable for a magnetic memoryREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 9, 2002·213 cites·15 claims
- 2398US6404706B1Laser mounting for a thermally assisted GMR headREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·249 cites·24 claims
- 2498US6376964B1Collocated rotating flexure microactuator for dual-stage servo in disk drivesREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 23, 2002·266 cites·28 claims
- 2598US6330136B1Magnetic read sensor with SDT tri-layer and method for making sameREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 11, 2001·194 cites·6 claims
- 2698US6310746B1Piezoelectric vibration damping for disk drivesREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·225 cites·11 claims
- 2798US6222707B1Bottom or dual spin valve having a seed layer that results in an improved antiferromagnetic layerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 24, 2001·285 cites·14 claims
- 2898US6219205B1High density giant magnetoresistive transducer with recessed sensorREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 17, 2001·204 cites·6 claims
- 2998US6215625B1Apparatus and method for adhesive bridge suspension attachmentREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·171 cites·13 claims
- 3098US6198609B1CPP Magnetoresistive device with reduced edge effect and method for making sameREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·235 cites·2 claims
- 3198US6198608B1MR sensor with blunt contiguous junction and slow-milling-rate read gapREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·202 cites·24 claims
- 3298US6185077B1Spin valve sensor with antiferromagnetic and magnetostatically coupled pinning structureREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 6, 2001·176 cites·22 claims
- 3398US6181525B1Read/write head with a limited range of motion relative to a load beamREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·174 cites·19 claims
- 3498US6175476B1Synthetic spin-valve device having high resistivity anti parallel coupling layerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·226 cites·23 claims
- 3598US6134089ACurrent perpendicular to plane magnetoresistive device with low resistance leadREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·213 cites·22 claims
- 3698US6118629AMagnetic head with aligned pole tips and pole layers formed of high magnetic moment materialREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 12, 2000·187 cites·6 claims
- 3798US6118638ACPP magnetoresistive device and method for making sameREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 12, 2000·159 cites·13 claims
- 3898US5576914ACompact read/write head having biased GMR elementREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·113 cites·6 claims
- 3997US6650503B1Inductive write head including a thin high moment pedestal having a tapered edgeREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·156 cites·10 claims
- 4097US6633464B2Synthetic antiferromagnetic pinned layer with Fe/FeSi/Fe systemREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 14, 2003·148 cites·20 claims
- 4197US6552874B1Shared pole magnetic read-write head for achieving optimized erase band width and method of fabricating the sameREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·149 cites·2 claims
- 4297US6515791B1Active reflection and anti-reflection optical switchREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 4, 2003·167 cites·58 claims
- 4397US6512657B2Head suspension having gram load change reduction and method of assemblyREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·156 cites·4 claims
- 4497US6512690B1High sensitivity common source amplifier MRAM cell, memory array and read/write schemeREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·177 cites·16 claims
- 4597US6496330B1Magnetic write head having a splitcoil structureREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 17, 2002·150 cites·28 claims
- 4697US6469877B1Spin valve device with improved exchange layer defined track width and method of fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·155 cites·34 claims
- 4797US6466402B1Compact MR write structureREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·166 cites·8 claims
- 4897US6452742B1Thin film write having reduced resistance conductor coil partially recessed within middle coat insulationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·182 cites·18 claims
- 4997US6445553B2Method and system for fabricating a high density magnetoresistive deviceREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 3, 2002·150 cites·19 claims
- 5097US6430806B1Method for manufacturing an inductive write element employing bi-layer photoresist to define a thin high moment pole pedestalREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·163 cites·9 claims
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