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Kroum S. Stoev
Also filed as: STOEV KROUM · STOEV KROUM S · STOEV KROUM STANIMIROV
57 granted patents·1 pending application·6,768 citations·filing 2001–2022
99Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC21WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC18WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC11WOLF CHRISTOPHER B2BATRA SHARAT1
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58 records- 0199US8537495B1Magnetic writer having a split yokeWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 17, 2013·153 cites·16 claims
- 0299US8373945B1Magnetic writer having a split yokeWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 12, 2013·150 cites·20 claims
- 0399US7869160B1Perpendicular recording head with shaped pole surfaces for higher linear data densitiesWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 11, 2011·179 cites·16 claims
- 0499US7729086B1Perpendicular magnetic recording head with dynamic flying height heating element disposed below turns of a write coilWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 1, 2010·169 cites·20 claims
- 0599US7729087B1Magnetic recording head with resistive heating element located near the write coilWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 1, 2010·173 cites·12 claims
- 0699US7688546B1Perpendicular magnetic recording head having nonmagnetic insertion layersWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·150 cites·27 claims
- 0799US7443632B1Magnetic head with stitched top pole layer and single layer coil or solenoidal coilWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 28, 2008·163 cites·8 claims
- 0899US7430098B1Perpendicular magnetic recording head with dynamic flying height heating elementWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 30, 2008·191 cites·22 claims
- 0999US7375926B1Inductive writer design using a soft magnetic pedestal having a high magnetic saturation layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted May 20, 2008·151 cites·16 claims
- 1099US7372665B1Magnetic recording head with resistive heating element located near the write coilWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·199 cites·80 claims
- 1199US7337530B1Method for manufacturing a shielded pole magnetic head for perpendicular recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 4, 2008·176 cites·14 claims
- 1299US7310204B1Inductive writer design for using a soft magnetic pedestal having a high magnetic saturation layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 18, 2007·171 cites·16 claims
- 1399US7292409B1Magnetic head with thin trailing pedestal layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 6, 2007·154 cites·38 claims
- 1499US7283327B1Magnetic write head having resistive heater coilWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 16, 2007·156 cites·10 claims
- 1599US7248433B1Magnetic head with stitched top pole layer and single layer coil or solenoidal coilWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2007·166 cites·19 claims
- 1699US7193815B1Shielded pole magnetic head for perpendicular recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 20, 2007·183 cites·25 claims
- 1799US7126788B1Trailing edge recording magnetic head with reversed double bias coil and deflection pole for perpendicular recording with a non-perpendicular write fieldWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·182 cites·35 claims
- 1899US7092195B1Method of using a magnetic write head having an internal heaterWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·189 cites·11 claims
- 1999US6912106B1Writer with a hot seed zero throat and substantially flat top poleWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 28, 2005·182 cites·24 claims
- 2098US8472288B1Recording head with near field transducer having non-rectangular pin cross sectionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 25, 2013·155 cites·8 claims
- 2198US8351307B1Trailing edge optimized near field transducer having non-rectangular pin cross sectionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·174 cites·11 claims
- 2298US8310901B1Method and system for providing separate write and optical modules in an energy assisted magnetic recording disk driveBATRA SHARAT·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·162 cites·34 claims
- 2398US7660080B1Read/write head with dynamic flying height control by magnetostrictionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 9, 2010·165 cites·57 claims
- 2498US7554767B1Electrical lapping guide disposed laterally relative to a shield pedestalWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 30, 2009·167 cites·10 claims
- 2598US7542246B1Transducer with pole tip protrusion compensation layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·168 cites·17 claims
- 2698US7522379B1Write element with recessed pole and heat sink layer for ultra-high density writingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 21, 2009·158 cites·13 claims
- 2798US7428124B1Magnetic recording head with resistive heating element and thermal barrier layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 23, 2008·180 cites·10 claims
- 2898US7212384B1Magnetic read head with recessed hard bias and current leadsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·156 cites·24 claims
- 2998US7126790B1Magnetic head for perpendicular recording with magnetic loop providing non-perpendicular write fieldWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·168 cites·37 claims
- 3098US7113366B1Double-nosed inductive transducer with reduced off-track writingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 26, 2006·156 cites·6 claims
- 3198US6906894B2Write head having a recessed, magnetic adjunct pole formed atop a main pole, and method of making the sameWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 14, 2005·166 cites·19 claims
- 3298US6791793B1Perpendicular recording write head having a recessed magnetic adjunct pole and method of making the sameWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 14, 2004·193 cites·20 claims
- 3398US6724572B1Inductive transducer with recessed leading pole layerWESTERN DIGITAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·209 cites·24 claims
- 3497US9263136B1Data retention flags in solid-state drivesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·32 cites·29 claims
- 3597US8537494B1PMR head with an angled stitch layerPAN TAO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 17, 2013·157 cites·27 claims
- 3697US8462592B1Energy-assisted magnetic recording head having waveguide capable of providing small beam spotsWOLF CHRISTOPHER B·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·150 cites·31 claims
- 3797US8320219B1Trailing edge optimized near field transducerWOLF CHRISTOPHER B·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 27, 2012·174 cites·21 claims
- 3896US9668337B2Temperature management in data storage devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·25 cites·19 claims
- 3996US9165668B1Data retention monitoring using temperature history in solid state drivesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·34 cites·24 claims
- 4096US8773957B1Disk drive destabilizing magnetization of test pattern using head laser to enhance defect detectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·56 cites·14 claims
- 4196US8164855B1Method and system for providing a write pole in an energy assisted magnetic recording disk driveGIBBONS MATTHEW R·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·189 cites·28 claims
- 4296US6989972B1Magnetoresistive sensor with overlapping leads having distributed currentWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2006·187 cites·15 claims
- 4395US9275741B1Temperature compensation management in solid-state memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 1, 2016·20 cites·16 claims
- 4495US8854929B1Disk drive calibrating laser power and write current for heat assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 7, 2014·36 cites·26 claims
- 4594US9013920B2Systems and methods of write precompensation to extend life of a solid-state memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 21, 2015·20 cites·25 claims
- 4693US9595347B2Data retention monitoring using temperature history in solid state drivesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 14, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 4790US10032488B1System and method of managing data in a non-volatile memory having a staging sub-driveSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·7 cites·21 claims
- 4888US9620220B2Data retention flags in solid-state drivesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 11, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 4987US10021777B2Temperature-based data refreshingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 10, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 5086US10338841B2Block management for data streamsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·4 cites·24 claims
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