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Mason Williams
Also filed as: WILLIAMS III MASON L · WILLIAMS III MASON LAMAR · WILLIAMS MASON · WILLIAMS MASON L
40 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,522 citations·filing 1990–2021
98Inventor score
Files withHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16IBM15CONMED CORP8HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL2NEW RICHARD M H1
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45 records- 0198US7002775B2Head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a shield structure connected to the return pole pieceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·132 cites·16 claims
- 0297US7009812B2Magnetic transducer for perpendicular magnetic recording with single pole write head with trailing shieldHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·110 cites·21 claims
- 0397US6967810B2System and method for writing HDD depending on direction of head skewHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 22, 2005·89 cites·19 claims
- 0496US7440230B2Perpendicular recording head with floating-trailing shield extending around first and second sides of main pole pieceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 21, 2008·26 cites·20 claims
- 0596US7212379B2Perpendicular magnetic recording head with flare and taper configurationsHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·72 cites·8 claims
- 0695US7367112B2Method of fabricating a head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a self-aligning side shield structureHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·23 cites·8 claims
- 0795US6757141B2Perpendicular recording write head with a ferromagnetic shaping layerHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·55 cites·40 claims
- 0895US6259583B1Laminated yoke head with a domain control elementIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 10, 2001·114 cites·15 claims
- 0995US5901018AMagnetic tunnel junction magnetoresistive read head with sensing layer as rear flux guideIBM·Filed 1997·Granted May 4, 1999·110 cites·26 claims
- 1094US7490212B2System and method for writing data to dedicated bands of a hard disk driveHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 10, 2009·56 cites·7 claims
- 1194US7196871B2Head for perpendicular recording with a floating trailing shieldHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 27, 2007·40 cites·12 claims
- 1294US5408373AIntegrated transducer-suspension assembly for vertical recordingIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 18, 1995·75 cites·8 claims
- 1393US5600519AControlled saturation thin film magnetic write headIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 4, 1997·87 cites·6 claims
- 1492US6693769B2High data rate write headHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 17, 2004·31 cites·47 claims
- 1591US6603623B1Inductive magnetic recording head with impedance matching elementsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·36 cites·15 claims
- 1691US5493467AYoke spin valve MR read headIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·55 cites·22 claims
- 1790US7343664B2Method of manufacturing a magnetic head with flux shaping layerHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2008·12 cites·8 claims
- 1889US7296338B2Method and apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 20, 2007·35 cites·8 claims
- 1989US7185415B2Method for forming a magnetic head having a flux shaping layerHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·27 cites·19 claims
- 2089US7031121B2Perpendicular recording magnetic head with a write shield magnetically coupled to a first pole pieceHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·24 cites·18 claims
- 2189US5454158AMethod of making integral transducer-suspension assemblies for longitudinal recordingIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 3, 1995·49 cites·24 claims
- 2287US8108602B2Log-structured file system for disk drives with shingled writingNEW RICHARD M H·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2012·14 cites·23 claims
- 2387US6181514B1Scaled write head with high recording density and high data rateIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·51 cites·42 claims
- 2485US5164869AMagnetic recording head with integrated magnetoresistive element and open yokeIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 17, 1992·36 cites·23 claims
- 2584US5896249ADisk drive with identical top and bottom heads having three side-by-side elements and a common terminal padIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 20, 1999·37 cites·2 claims
- 2682US7317596B2Magnetic recording disk drive having read head with high cross-track resolution and disk with low bit-aspect-ratioHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·9 cites·20 claims
- 2781US7996645B2Log-structured file system for disk drives with shingled writingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2011·26 cites·14 claims
- 2879US7978430B2Apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recordingHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 12, 2011·8 cites·10 claims
- 2974US5560097AMethod of making a integrated transducer-suspension assembly for vertical recordingIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·27 cites·10 claims
- 3064US8853727B1Light emitting diode cable and heat sinkSANSO DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 7, 2014·3 cites·8 claims
- 3164US5114913AMagnetic head slider employing superconductor for levitationIBM·Filed 1990·Granted May 19, 1992·15 cites·16 claims
- 3261US5798890ADisk drive with identical three-element, side-by-side heads on opposite disk surfacesIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·13 cites·3 claims
- 3360US6952326B2High data rate write headHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 4, 2005·3 cites·9 claims
- 3460US6271995B1Magnetic head for recording with ultra low forceIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 7, 2001·11 cites·35 claims
- 3556US5745979AMagnetic head for recording with ultra low forceIBM·Filed 1995·Granted May 5, 1998·11 cites·51 claims
- 3651US12023203B2Force limiting assembly for surgical instrumentCONMED CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 3751US2023225763A1Uterine manipulator with balloon occluderCONMED CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US12127889B2Force limiting mechanism for surgical instrumentsCONMED CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 29, 2024·0 cites·5 claims
- 3948US2023329775A1Articulating knife actuator for electrosurgical instrumentCONMED CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US2005007697A1Magnetic transducer with pedestal pole piece structureFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4146US2022202478A1Electrosurgical vessel sealer having opposed sealing surfaces with varying gap heightCONMED CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4244US12295603B2Method of securing the shaft of a surgical instrument to the instrument housingCONMED CORP·Filed 2019·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·6 claims
- 4344US11696798B2Coated electrosurgical vessel sealer electrodesCONMED CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 11, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 4442US2002191334A1Magnetic transducer with pedestal pole piece structureFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4536US12446909B2Jaw assembly for a vessel sealerCONMED CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
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