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Thomas Edward Dinan
Also filed as: DINAN JR THOMAS EDWARD · DINAN THOMAS E · DINAN THOMAS EDWARD
26 granted patents·3 pending applications·816 citations·filing 1995–2012
97Inventor score
Files withIBM19HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5MURALI VENKATESAN3CHONG FU C1WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC1
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29 records- 0198US7333295B1Magnetic recording head with high saturation magnetic flux density CoNiFe thin film compositionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 19, 2008·152 cites·5 claims
- 0298US6358627B2Rolling ball connectorIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 19, 2002·164 cites·7 claims
- 0394US7117583B2Method and apparatus using a pre-patterned seed layer for providing an aligned coil for an inductive head structureIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·38 cites·20 claims
- 0493US6177729B1Rolling ball connectorIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·84 cites·23 claims
- 0589US6876507B2High-saturation thin-film write head for high-coercivity magnetic data storage mediaIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·34 cites·21 claims
- 0687US6507456B1Dual coil and lead connections fabricated by image transfer and selective etchIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·23 cites·15 claims
- 0787US5865984AElectrochemical etching apparatus and method for spirally etching a workpieceIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·60 cites·32 claims
- 0886US6696226B1Simultaneous definition and direct transfer of a write head pole and coil for a magnetic read/write headIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·22 cites·23 claims
- 0984US6664026B2Method of manufacturing high aspect ratio photolithographic featuresIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·35 cites·14 claims
- 1083US6855240B2CoFe alloy film and process of making sameHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·21 cites·17 claims
- 1181US5536388AVertical electroetch tool nozzle and methodIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·42 cites·13 claims
- 1275US5800726ASelective chemical etching in microelectronics fabricationIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 1, 1998·45 cites·11 claims
- 1367US7127800B2Narrow write head pole tip fabricated by sidewall processingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·5 cites·9 claims
- 1467US6912771B2Magnetic head for hard disk drive having varied composition nickel-iron alloy magnetic polesIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 5, 2005·4 cites·4 claims
- 1566US6724571B2Magnetic head for hard disk drive having varied composition nickel-iron alloy magnetic polesIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 20, 2004·4 cites·14 claims
- 1666US6599411B2Method of electroplating a nickel-iron alloy film with a graduated compositionHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·22 cites·14 claims
- 1766US6037790AIn-situ contact resistance measurement for electroprocessingIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2000·27 cites·23 claims
- 1861US7123443B2Self-aligned void filling for mushroomed platingIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 17, 2006·2 cites·11 claims
- 1957US8841161B2Method for forming flexible solar cellsMURALI VENKATESAN·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 23, 2014·0 cites·15 claims
- 2057US2007002493A1Apparatus for providing an aligned coil for an inductive head structure using a patterned seed layerIBM·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2156US8916954B2Multi-layer metal supportMURALI VENKATESAN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·0 cites·24 claims
- 2251US6238589B1Methods for monitoring components in the TiW etching bath used in the fabrication of C4sIBM·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·14 cites·24 claims
- 2350US7001499B2Method for electroplating a body-centered cubic nickel-iron alloy thin film with a high saturation flux densityHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·4 cites·14 claims
- 2448US6631546B1Self-aligned void filling for mushroomed platingIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 14, 2003·2 cites·18 claims
- 2547US5956573AUse of argon sputtering to modify surface properties by thin film depositionIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·11 cites·19 claims
- 2644US7199972B2Narrow write head pole tip fabricated by sidewall processingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 3, 2007·0 cites·16 claims
- 2743US2007245553A1Fine pitch microfabricated spring contact structure & methodCHONG FU C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2838US2013200497A1Multi-layer metal supportMURALI VENKATESAN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2929US6068923AUse of argon sputtering to modify surface properties by thin film depositionIBM·Filed 1999·Granted May 30, 2000·1 cites·11 claims
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