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Steven C. Rudy
Also filed as: RUDY STEVEN C · RUDY STEVEN CLARK
27 granted patents·1 pending application·1,355 citations·filing 1996–2018
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28 records- 0199US8018678B1Method for simultaneous electronic lapping guide (ELG) and perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) pole formationWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 13, 2011·157 cites·20 claims
- 0298US8165709B1Four pad self-calibrating electronic lapping guideRUDY STEVEN C·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·184 cites·30 claims
- 0398US8151441B1Method for providing and utilizing an electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducerRUDY STEVEN C·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 10, 2012·167 cites·9 claims
- 0497US8891207B1Connection schemes for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·57 cites·28 claims
- 0597US8307539B1Method for modeling devices in a waferRUDY STEVEN C·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 13, 2012·161 cites·20 claims
- 0696US8758083B1Method and system for adjusting lapping of a transducer using a disk windageRUDY STEVEN C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·38 cites·11 claims
- 0796US6445536B1Dielectric stencil-defined write head for MR, GMR, and spin valve high density recording headsREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 3, 2002·162 cites·10 claims
- 0895US6193584B1Apparatus and method of device stripe height controlREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·254 cites·30 claims
- 0994US9087527B1Apparatus and method for middle shield connection in magnetic recording transducersWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·24 cites·20 claims
- 1094US8908333B1Shield designed for middle shields in a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·28 cites·27 claims
- 1191US8970988B1Electric gaps and method for making electric gaps for multiple sensor arraysWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 3, 2015·16 cites·22 claims
- 1290US9361916B1Electrical lapping guide for dimensional control of back side of heat assisted magnetic recording deviceWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·13 cites·19 claims
- 1388US9321146B1Systems and methods for shaping leads of electronic lapping guides to reduce calibration errorWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 26, 2016·8 cites·35 claims
- 1487US9153260B1Electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducerRUDY STEVEN C·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 6, 2015·9 cites·9 claims
- 1585US10008222B2Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·5 cites·7 claims
- 1685US9721595B1Method for providing a storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·5 cites·11 claims
- 1783US9786301B1Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·6 cites·28 claims
- 1881US5646805AMagnetoresistive read transducer with partially abutted junctionsREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 8, 1997·39 cites·7 claims
- 1977US9437251B1Apparatus and method having TDMR reader to reader shuntsWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·3 cites·9 claims
- 2073US9564150B1Magnetic read apparatus having an improved read sensor isolation circuitWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 7, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 2172US9431032B1Electrical connection arrangement for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 30, 2016·2 cites·27 claims
- 2266US9441938B1Test structures for measuring near field transducer disc lengthWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·1 cites·13 claims
- 2355US9087537B1System for adjusting lapping of a transducer using a disk windageWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·0 cites·9 claims
- 2454US10460751B2Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 29, 2019·0 cites·6 claims
- 2550US5928715AThin film magnetoresistive device having contiguous magnetoresistive, hard bias and lead layer junctions with each hard bias layer extending outwardly beyond outside edges of each respective lead layerREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·9 cites·1 claims
- 2645US9715889B1Read sensor having an insulating layer capable of use in two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 25, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2744US2016351213A1Apparatus and method having tdmr reader to reader shuntsWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2835US5694276AShielded magnetic head having an inductive coil with low mutual inductanceREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 2, 1997·4 cites·22 claims
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