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Douglas Johnson Werner
Also filed as: WERNER DOUGLAS · WERNER DOUGLAS J · WERNER DOUGLAS JOHNSON
38 granted patents·1 pending application·696 citations·filing 1993–2013
98Inventor score
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39 records- 0196US6219212B1Magnetic tunnel junction head structure with insulating antiferromagnetic layerIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·145 cites·35 claims
- 0296US5805391AWrite head with recessed stitched yoke on a planar portion of an insulation layer defining zero throat heightIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 8, 1998·124 cites·33 claims
- 0390US5696656AHighly sensitive orthogonal spin valve read headIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·54 cites·13 claims
- 0489US6786803B2Onboard multiphase electronic lapping guide design for MR headsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·31 cites·30 claims
- 0587US6504689B1Tunnel junction read head with flux guide coupled to and magnetically extending a recessed free layer to an air bearing surfaceIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·21 cites·46 claims
- 0686US5828530AOrthogonal spin valve sensor with reduced net fieldIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 27, 1998·41 cites·11 claims
- 0785US6861177B2Method of forming a read sensor using a lift-off mask having a hardmask layer and a release layerHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 1, 2005·19 cites·15 claims
- 0883US6628484B2Planar gap pre-fill process for read headsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·15 cites·20 claims
- 0983US6029339AMethod of making write head with recessed stitched yoke on a planar portion of an insulation layer defining zero throat heightIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 29, 2000·34 cites·27 claims
- 1081US5557491ATwo terminal single stripe orthogonal MR head having biasing conductor integral with the lead layersIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·25 cites·35 claims
- 1176US6570743B1Read head with high and low resistance lead layers wherein the high resistance lead layers are connected to a read sensor and extend perpendicular from an air bearing surface (abs) of the read head beyond a back recessed edge of the sensor where the high resistance lead layers are connected to the low resistance layersIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·10 cites·10 claims
- 1275US5653013ATwo terminal single stripe orthogonal MR headIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 5, 1997·30 cites·34 claims
- 1374US5486968AMethod and apparatus for simultaneous write head planarization and lead routingIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 23, 1996·19 cites·51 claims
- 1472US7563381B2High milling resistance write pole fabrication method for perpendicular recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 21, 2009·8 cites·19 claims
- 1568US7919231B2Photolithographic method and mask devices utilized for multiple exposures in the field of a featureHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·2 cites·29 claims
- 1667US7555828B2Method for manufacturing a read sensor for a magnetoresistive headHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 7, 2009·6 cites·24 claims
- 1767US7297470B2Image transfer process for thin film component definitionHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 20, 2007·6 cites·19 claims
- 1867US5761013AApparatus for simultaneous write head planarization and lead routingIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 2, 1998·17 cites·14 claims
- 1965US7152305B2Method for fabricating a magnetoresistive (MR) read headHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·4 cites·26 claims
- 2063US6085406AMethod of making a read head with improved lead layers at an air bearing surfaceIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·14 cites·17 claims
- 2162US5604073AAzo dyes as adhesion promotion additive in polydimethylglutarimideIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 18, 1997·19 cites·7 claims
- 2261US7204014B2Magnetic head with thin gap layersIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 17, 2007·3 cites·7 claims
- 2360US9236069B2Method for making a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive (MR) sensor with reduced-width self-aligned top electrodeHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·1 cites·13 claims
- 2459US5894385AHighly sensitive magnetoresistive sensor with a series flux guideIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 13, 1999·13 cites·9 claims
- 2558US7465532B2Image transfer process for thin film component definitionHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 16, 2008·0 cites·19 claims
- 2658US6913870B2Fabrication process using a thin liftoff stencil formed by an image transfer processIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 5, 2005·3 cites·20 claims
- 2758US6176005B1Method of making read head with improved lead layersIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·11 cites·15 claims
- 2855US5581427APeak enhanced magnetoresistive read transducerIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·10 cites·14 claims
- 2954US7531907B2System and method for forming serial numbers on HDD wafersHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted May 12, 2009·1 cites·2 claims
- 3052US7974047B2Current perpendicular to plane differential magnetoresistance read head design using a current confinement structure proximal to an air bearing surfaceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·0 cites·24 claims
- 3152US6707647B2Magnetic head with thin gap layersIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 16, 2004·1 cites·26 claims
- 3251US6430011B1Read head with improved lead layers at an air bearing surfaceIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·1 cites·12 claims
- 3351US2011026169A1Dual cpp gmr head using a scissor sensorGILL HARDAYAL SINGH·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3448US7532441B2MR read head with first and second gap layersHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·0 cites·18 claims
- 3546US8988833B2Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with reduced-width top and bottom electrodes and method for makingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·0 cites·5 claims
- 3645US6762011B2Deposition of a projection structure on a substrate using a negative mask and negative photoresistIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·0 cites·18 claims
- 3744US8268517B2Photolithographic method and mask devices utilized for multiple exposures in the field of a featureGUTBERLET MARY KATHRYN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·0 cites·13 claims
- 3843US5532109AAzo dyes as adhesion promotion additive in polydimethylglutarimideIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 2, 1996·8 cites·9 claims
- 3938US8192900B2Advanced phase shift lithography and attenuated phase shift mask for narrow track width d write pole definitionDU HONG·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 5, 2012·0 cites·20 claims
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