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Patrick M. Braganca
Also filed as: BRAGANCA PATRICK · BRAGANCA PATRICK M · BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA
47 granted patents·9 pending applications·578 citations·filing 2009–2024
98Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC22HGST Netherlands BV20BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA6ROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC4BRAGANCA PATRICK M2
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56 records- 0198US8462461B2Spin-torque oscillator (STO) with magnetically damped free layerBRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 11, 2013·89 cites·11 claims
- 0298US8320080B1Three-terminal spin-torque oscillator (STO)BRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·54 cites·21 claims
- 0397US8617408B2Method for manufacturing a magnetic read sensor with narrow track width using amorphous carbon as a hard mask and localized CMPBALAMANE HAMID·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·93 cites·4 claims
- 0497US8259409B2Spin torque oscillator sensorBRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·44 cites·21 claims
- 0596US9768229B2Bottom pinned SOT-MRAM bit structure and method of fabricationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·29 cites·22 claims
- 0695US8654465B2Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced demodulator for hard disk drivesBRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 18, 2014·37 cites·14 claims
- 0795US8553346B2Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced delay control feedback circuit for hard disk drivesBRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·37 cites·20 claims
- 0894US11112468B2Magnetoresistive sensor array for molecule detection and related detection schemesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 7, 2021·5 cites·36 claims
- 0994US8675309B2Spin-torque oscillator (STO) with antiparallel-coupled free ferromagnetic layers and magnetic dampingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 18, 2014·21 cites·22 claims
- 1094US8432644B2Spin torque oscillator sensor enhanced by magnetic anisotropyBRAGANCA PATRICK M·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·16 cites·24 claims
- 1193US8570677B2Implementing spin-torque oscillator sensing with enhanced integrated demodulator for hard disk drivesBRAGANCA PATRICK MESQUITA·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·27 cites·17 claims
- 1293US8379352B1Thermagnonic spin-torque oscillator(STO) and sensor utilizing same to detect shifts in the free layer magnetization oscillation frequencyHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·20 cites·24 claims
- 1393US8164861B2Spin torque oscillator sensor employing antiparallel coupled oscilation layersBRAGANCA PATRICK M·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·22 cites·25 claims
- 1491US9490297B1Half select method and structure for gating rashba or spin hall MRAMHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·18 cites·10 claims
- 1591US8902544B2Spin torque oscillator (STO) reader with soft magnetic side shieldsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 2, 2014·9 cites·24 claims
- 1688US9837602B2Spin-orbit torque bit design for improved switching efficiencyWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·9 cites·24 claims
- 1786US10719298B1System for generating random noise with a magnetic deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 21, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1886US10490601B2Bottom pinned SOT-MRAM bit structure and method of fabricationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 26, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 1985US9082435B1Fabrication of multiple sensor layers with self-aligned back edgeHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·7 cites·7 claims
- 2085US8670217B1Scissoring-type current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with free layers having shape anisotropyHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 11, 2014·7 cites·18 claims
- 2184US12121896B2Nucleic acid sequencing by synthesis using magnetic sensor arraysROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 22, 2024·1 cites·23 claims
- 2284US9099115B2Magnetic sensor with doped ferromagnetic cap and/or underlayerHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 2383US9852782B2Tilted synthetic antiferromagnet polarizer/reference layer for STT-MRAM bitsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 26, 2017·5 cites·4 claims
- 2483US9030783B1Phase detection of spin torque oscillator reader excited through parametric excitationHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted May 12, 2015·6 cites·22 claims
- 2582US2025010293A1Nucleic acid sequencing by synthesis using magnetic sensor arraysROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2680US2023294085A1Spin torque oscillator (sto) sensors used in nucleic acid sequencing arrays and detection schemes for nucleic acid sequencingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2778US12163921B2Based on thermal stabilities of magnetic nanoparticlesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·26 claims
- 2876US12306179B2Thermal sensor array for molecule detection and related detection schemesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 2975US9721636B1Method for controlled switching of a MRAM deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 1, 2017·4 cites·9 claims
- 3073US12241950B2Magnetoresistive sensor array for molecule detection and related detection schemesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3171US11327073B2Thermal sensor array for molecule detection and related detection schemesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 10, 2022·0 cites·32 claims
- 3269US11932904B2Enhanced optical detection for nucleic acid sequencing using thermally-dependent fluorophore tagsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3368US11609208B2Devices and methods for molecule detection based on thermal stabilities of magnetic nanoparticlesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 21, 2023·0 cites·23 claims
- 3468US9459835B2Random number generator by superparamagnetismHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 3566US11208682B2Enhanced optical detection for nucleic acid sequencing using thermally-dependent fluorophore tagsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3665US11738336B2Spin torque oscillator (STO) sensors used in nucleic acid sequencing arrays and detection schemes for nucleic acid sequencingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 29, 2023·0 cites·48 claims
- 3765US8670216B1Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive sensor with an exchange-coupled reference layer having shape anisotropyHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 11, 2014·1 cites·15 claims
- 3863US10534579B2Random number generator by superparamagnetismWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 14, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 3963US9130055B1Magnetic recording head with CPP-GMR spin-valve sensor and extended pinned layerHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4060US9236069B2Method 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
- 4156US2023340589A1Magnetic sensor arrays for nucleic acid sequencing and methods of making and using themWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4254US9373344B2Two side by side MIMO read sensors fabricated by self-aligned processingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 21, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4354US2023273199A1Single-molecule, real-time, label-free dynamic biosensing with nanoscale magnetic field sensorsROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4453US10175948B2Random number generator by superparamagnetismWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 8, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4553US9305579B2Fabrication of side-by-side sensors for MIMO recordingHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·0 cites·6 claims
- 4653US9218831B1Side-by-side magnetic multi-input multi-output (MIMO) read headHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 22, 2015·0 cites·8 claims
- 4753US2024002928A1High-throughput nucleic acid sequencing with single-molecule-sensor arraysROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4851US11579217B2Devices and methods for frequency- and phase-based detection of magnetically-labeled molecules using spin torque oscillator (STO) sensorsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 14, 2023·0 cites·34 claims
- 4950US10290338B2Tilted synthetic antiferromagnet polarizer/reference layer for STT-MRAM bitsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 5049US10269400B2Tilted synthetic antiferromagnet polarizer/reference layer for STT-MRAM bitsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 23, 2019·0 cites·13 claims
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