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Barry Cushing Stipe
Also filed as: STIPE BARRY · STIPE BARRY C · STIPE BARRY CUSHING
102 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,815 citations·filing 2001–2025
99Inventor score
Files withHGST Netherlands BV26WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC23HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL7BALAMANE HAMID6
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110 records- 0199US7463502B2Ultra low-cost solid-state memoryHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 9, 2008·203 cites·25 claims
- 0298US8351151B2Thermally assisted magnetic write head employing a near field transducer (NFT) having a diffusion barrier layer between the near field transducer and a magnetic lipHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·99 cites·24 claims
- 0398US7791839B2Thermally-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording system with write pole surrounding an optical channel and having recessed pole tipHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·71 cites·29 claims
- 0497US8031561B2Joint design of thermally-assisted magnetic recording head and patterned media for high optical efficiencyHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·53 cites·20 claims
- 0597US6771534B2Thermally-assisted magnetic writing using an oxide layer and current-induced heatingIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·183 cites·29 claims
- 0696US11532329B1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with main pole having recess for plasmonic materialWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 20, 2022·6 cites·24 claims
- 0796US8169881B2Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making sameBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·31 cites·25 claims
- 0896US7986592B2Components and assembly procedure for thermal assisted recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 26, 2011·28 cites·14 claims
- 0996US7880996B2Ridge wave-guide for thermal assisted magnetic recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·27 cites·23 claims
- 1096US7289422B2Optical devices having transmission enhanced by surface plasmon mode resonance, and their use in data recordingIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·28 cites·20 claims
- 1195US8902720B1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) write head with protective film for near-field transducerHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 2, 2014·38 cites·20 claims
- 1295US8705323B2TAR temperature sensor having faster response timeHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·30 cites·12 claims
- 1395US8279552B2Hermetically sealing a hard disk driveSTIPE BARRY C·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 2, 2012·45 cites·12 claims
- 1495US7652954B2Thermally assisted recording head with magnetic pole integrated into optical aperture for dual gradient recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 26, 2010·19 cites·20 claims
- 1595US7291878B2Ultra low-cost solid-state memoryHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 6, 2007·59 cites·29 claims
- 1695US7123440B2Hermetically sealed electronics arrangement and approachHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 17, 2006·56 cites·46 claims
- 1795US6982844B2Optical aperture for data recording having transmission enhanced by surface plasmon resonanceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 3, 2006·52 cites·50 claims
- 1894US11127421B1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) write head with improved corrosion resistance and method for making the headWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 21, 2021·8 cites·21 claims
- 1994US9047926B2Dual thermal sensor for HAMR waveguide power monitor and integration with the contact sensorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·24 cites·21 claims
- 2094US8854930B1Slider embedded photodetector for optical power monitoring in heat assisted magnetic recordingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 7, 2014·22 cites·20 claims
- 2194US8842507B1Heat-assisted magnetic recording disk drive (HAMR) with thermal sensor and laser power predictionHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 23, 2014·25 cites·16 claims
- 2294US8842506B1Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) disk drive with fly-height sensingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 23, 2014·28 cites·17 claims
- 2394US8107326B1Slider with integrated thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head and integrated long laser diodeHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2012·27 cites·20 claims
- 2494US6975580B2Optical aperture for data recording having transmission enhanced by waveguide mode resonanceIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 13, 2005·38 cites·43 claims
- 2593US11657845B1Beam combiner for VCSEL array in HAMR headWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 23, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 2693US8842383B1Laser power sensor with dual temperature sensorHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 23, 2014·19 cites·20 claims
- 2793US8451696B2Temperature sensor in a thermally assisted magnetic recording headHUANG FU-YING·Filed 2011·Granted May 28, 2013·23 cites·18 claims
- 2893US8270256B1Magnetic recording disk drive with shingled writing and wide-area thermal assistanceJUANG JIA-YANG·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·28 cites·14 claims
- 2993US8184507B1Slider with integrated thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head and long laser diode with optical body for directing laser radiationHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2010·Granted May 22, 2012·22 cites·26 claims
- 3093US7852587B2Thermal assisted recording (TAR) disk drive capable of controlling the write pulsesHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 14, 2010·17 cites·20 claims
- 3193US7796353B2Patterned-media magnetic recording disk with optical contrast enhancement and disk drive using optical contrast for write synchronizationHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 14, 2010·18 cites·21 claims
- 3292US10468071B1Magnetic storage device with heat-assisted magnetic storage head and associated method of manufactureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·18 cites·17 claims
- 3392US9053716B1Spot size converter with a plurality of branches for HAMR headsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·18 cites·14 claims
- 3492US8553505B2Thermally assisted magnetic write head employing a plasmonic antenna comprising an alloyed film to improve the hardness and manufacturability of the antennaRAWAT VIJAY P S·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·25 cites·9 claims
- 3592US8514672B2Near-field transducer with thermal sensor and system for clocking write data in a patterned-media magnetic recording disk driveGROBIS MICHAEL KONRAD·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·19 cites·17 claims
- 3692US8339739B2Thermally assisted recording head with near field transducer having integral heatsinkBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 25, 2012·18 cites·19 claims
- 3791US11651791B2Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with tapered main pole and heat sink material adjacent the poleWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 16, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 3891US8416646B2Magnetic recording disk drive with shingled writing and rectangular optical waveguide for wide-area thermal assistanceHUANG FU-YING·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 9, 2013·18 cites·12 claims
- 3991US8411535B1Electrical connection for a laser diode in a tar headHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 2, 2013·14 cites·25 claims
- 4091US8169809B2Tree-structure memory deviceSTIPE BARRY C·Filed 2010·Granted May 1, 2012·15 cites·18 claims
- 4191US8139448B1Slider with integrated thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head and vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with angled external cavityHIRANO TOSHIKI·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 20, 2012·16 cites·26 claims
- 4291US8081542B1Thermally-assisted recording (TAR) disk drive with patterned multilevel media and laser with power modulationGROBIS MICHAEL KONRAD·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 20, 2011·19 cites·14 claims
- 4391US8003236B2Method for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks, master mold made by the method, and disk imprinted by the master moldHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·12 cites·5 claims
- 4491US7663900B2Tree-structure memory deviceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 16, 2010·22 cites·25 claims
- 4590US9099112B1Near field transducer having notch diffusion barrierHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2015·17 cites·20 claims
- 4690US9087546B1Combined micro heater and waveguide power sensor for heat-assisted magnetic recordingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 4790US8451707B1Semiconductor wafer patterned with thermally-assisted recording (TAR) head structuresSTIPE BARRY CUSHING·Filed 2012·Granted May 28, 2013·11 cites·11 claims
- 4890US8194512B2Head structure for thermally-assisted recording (TAR) disk driveSTIPE BARRY CUSHING·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 5, 2012·12 cites·13 claims
- 4989US8385162B2Shingled-writing thermal assistance recording (TAR) disk drive with avoidance of adjacent track erasure from a wide-area heaterHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·11 cites·12 claims
- 5088US9558769B1Anti-reflection waveguide for heat-assisted magnetic recordingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
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