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Kathy X. Tang
Also filed as: TANG KATHY X
10 granted patents·533 citations·filing 2002–2015
91Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
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10 records- 0197US6891702B1Method and devices for providing magnetoresistive heads with protection from electrostatic discharge and electric overstress eventsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 10, 2005·173 cites·60 claims
- 0294US7099117B1Head stack assembly including a trace suspension assembly backing layer and a ground trace for grounding a sliderWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 29, 2006·79 cites·7 claims
- 0393US9082458B1Data storage device balancing and maximizing quality metric when configuring arial density of each disk surfaceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·32 cites·20 claims
- 0493US6972930B1ESD-protected slider and head gimbal assemblyWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·57 cites·51 claims
- 0592US8094401B1Writing high frequency pattern over a DC background to detect skip track erasure for a disk drivePENG QINGZHI·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·133 cites·18 claims
- 0692US7027264B1Slider with a slider ground pad electrically connected to write head poles and read head shieldsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 11, 2006·52 cites·26 claims
- 0774US9093095B2Electronic system with media preparation mechanism and method of operation thereofWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·3 cites·23 claims
- 0867US9117463B1Data storage device erasing multiple adjacent data tracks to recover from inter-track interferenceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·2 cites·12 claims
- 0967US9076474B1Data storage device attenuating thermal decay effect on fly height measurementWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 7, 2015·2 cites·8 claims
- 1033US9368131B1Data storage device employing mirrored cross-track profiles for top and bottom disk surfacesWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·0 cites·8 claims
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