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Terence Lam
Also filed as: LAM TERENCE · LAM TERENCE T · LAM TERENCE TIN-LOK
47 granted patents·1 pending application·536 citations·filing 1999–2023
98Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC27IBM7SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC4HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL2
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48 records- 0198US10957348B2Magnetic recording write head with selected write gap current direction for minimization of cross-track interferenceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 23, 2021·13 cites·20 claims
- 0297US10861485B1Write heads configured to redirect currentWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 8, 2020·8 cites·16 claims
- 0396US11557314B1Write heads having conducting side gap for directing currentWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 17, 2023·22 cites·22 claims
- 0496US7215495B1System and method for determining head-disk contact in a magnetic recording disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2007·55 cites·20 claims
- 0596US7180692B1System and method for calibrating and controlling a fly-height actuator in a magnetic recording disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 20, 2007·128 cites·20 claims
- 0695US11264052B1Area density capacity improvement with negative anisotropic magnetic material trailing shield notchWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 1, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 0795US10777219B1Write heads configured to redirect currentWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·16 cites·20 claims
- 0894US10891975B1Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereofSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 12, 2021·11 cites·16 claims
- 0994US10891974B1Magnetic head with current assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereofSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·16 cites·22 claims
- 1094US10679650B2Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with improved write gap structureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 9, 2020·17 cites·20 claims
- 1193US11373675B2Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 1293US10789977B1Spin orbital torque via spin hall effect based energy assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 29, 2020·10 cites·23 claims
- 1392US11600293B1Three terminal magnetic recording headWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·10 cites·32 claims
- 1492US11017802B2Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereofWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 25, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 1591US10832710B1Magnetic recording devices using virtual side shields for improved areal density capabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 10, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 1690US10896690B1Magnetic head with current assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereofSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·10 cites·10 claims
- 1790US6680609B1Method and apparatus for determining the magnetic track width of a magnetic headIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·32 cites·20 claims
- 1889US11087783B1Magnetic recording head soft error rate improvement with compact main poleWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 10, 2021·3 cites·23 claims
- 1988US11437060B2MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·2 cites·21 claims
- 2088US6788481B2Process for measuring nonlinear transition shift (NLTS) at high recording densities with a giant magetoresistive (GMR) headIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·44 cites·8 claims
- 2185US11227627B1Energy assisted magnetic recording head having improved areal density capabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 18, 2022·2 cites·23 claims
- 2285US11017801B1Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording and method of making thereofSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 25, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 2384US10872626B2MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 22, 2020·4 cites·30 claims
- 2484US7889458B2Write head with self-cross biased pole for high speed magnetic recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·5 cites·10 claims
- 2583US10762919B1Magnetic recording write head with write pole having a tapered trailing end section with negative magnetic anisotropyWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
- 2683US7119537B2Full track profile derivative method for read and write width measurements of magnetic recording headHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·17 cites·18 claims
- 2777US10997991B2Spin orbital torque via spin hall effect based energy assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 4, 2021·1 cites·23 claims
- 2877US7933096B2Layered return poles for magnetic write headsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 26, 2011·4 cites·22 claims
- 2977US6777929B2Cross talk bit error rate testing of a magnetic headIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 17, 2004·12 cites·22 claims
- 3075US6477008B1Magnetic recording transducer with electronic shieldIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·27 cites·38 claims
- 3174US10741202B2MAMR writer with low resistance MAMR stackWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 3274US6542331B1Magnetic head having write head with double split yokeIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·10 cites·28 claims
- 3372US10699734B2Magnetic recording write head with selected write gap current direction for minimization of cross-track interferenceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 30, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3471US11657835B2Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording comprising an electrically conductive, non-magnetic materialWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 23, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3570US11862207B2MAMR stack shape optimization for magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3670US11615806B2Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 28, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3769US11854581B2Magnetic recording devices using virtual side shields for improved areal density capabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3866US11557315B2Energy assisted magnetic recording head having improved areal density capabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3965US11749299B2Magnetic recording devices using virtual side shields for improved areal density capabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 4063US6407891B1Magnetic read/write head having electromagnetic field cancellation elementIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·16 cites·39 claims
- 4162US12148452B1Current distal to media facing surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4260US11049514B2MAMR writer with low resistance MAMR stackWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 29, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 4358US11881235B2Leading shield for magnetic recording headsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·25 claims
- 4454US2006034012A1Self-aligned coil process in magnetic recording headsLAM TERENCE T·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US6330122B1Magnetic tester for disk surface scanIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·9 cites·24 claims
- 4650US8331058B2Method and apparatus for providing a write head with an improved pole tip to improve overwrite and/or adjacent track interferenceGIDER SAVAS·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 11, 2012·2 cites·28 claims
- 4742US8826515B2Self-aligned coil process in magnetic recording headsLAM TERENCE TIN-LOK·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 9, 2014·0 cites·8 claims
- 4834US8276257B2Method for making coplanar write head pole tipsLAM TERENCE TIN-LOK·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2012·0 cites·16 claims
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