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Ciaran Fox
Also filed as: FOX CIARAN · FOX CIARAN A · FOX CIARAN AVRAM
15 granted patents·214 citations·filing 1996–2013
93Inventor score
Files withIBM7HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4HGST Netherlands BV1HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL1SANDIA CORP1
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15 records- 0187US5974657ATwo step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at the row levelIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·52 cites·43 claims
- 0285US7196878B2Self-pinned spin valve sensor with stress modification layers for reducing the likelihood of amplitude flipHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 27, 2007·18 cites·31 claims
- 0385US6788500B2System and method for pre-stressing a read head for improving performance thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·19 cites·19 claims
- 0482US8040131B2Method for testing the acceptability of a magnetic read sensorHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 18, 2011·5 cites·20 claims
- 0582US6503406B1Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider using nonreactive plasmaIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·17 cites·5 claims
- 0682US6416935B1Method for forming the air bearing surface of a sliderIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·17 cites·8 claims
- 0771US6795278B2Method of protecting read sensors from electrostatic discharge damage during the manufacture of magnetic headsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 21, 2004·9 cites·20 claims
- 0871US6091186ACarbon-containing cathodes for enhanced electron emissionUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 18, 2000·27 cites·23 claims
- 0970US6762914B2Method for the rapid measurement of magnetoresistive read head dimensionsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·8 cites·24 claims
- 1070US6589436B1Method of adjusting the flatness of a slider using selective plasma etchingIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 8, 2003·15 cites·14 claims
- 1165US6512382B1Method for corrosion susceptibility testing of magnetic heads using simulated disk corrosion productsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·5 cites·7 claims
- 1261US5857882AProcessing of materials for uniform field emissionSANDIA CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 12, 1999·18 cites·20 claims
- 1345US7639458B2System and method for pre-stressing a read head for improving performance thereofHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 29, 2009·0 cites·17 claims
- 1444US7138797B2Reverse magnetic reset to screen for weakly pinned headsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 21, 2006·4 cites·20 claims
- 1539US9476926B2Real time electrostatic discharge (ESD) detectionHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
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