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Matthew R. Gibbons
Also filed as: GIBBONS MATTHEW · GIBBONS MATTHEW R · GIBBONS MATTHEW RICHARD
37 granted patents·4,180 citations·filing 1999–2015
99Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC12WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC8READ RITE CORP4BAI ZHIGANG2RUDY STEVEN C2
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37 records- 0199US8259410B1Method and system for providing a magnetic head using a composite magnetic material in the recording transducerBAI ZHIGANG·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 4, 2012·156 cites·34 claims
- 0299US8179636B1Method and system for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording writerBAI ZHIGANG·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·162 cites·24 claims
- 0398US8619512B1Stress buffer for near-field transducer in energy assisted magnetic recording and methods for fabricating the sameYUAN HONGXING·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·161 cites·31 claims
- 0498US8526275B1Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a near-field transducer in an energy assisted magnetic recording assemblyYUAN HONGXING·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 3, 2013·167 cites·32 claims
- 0598US8310901B1Method 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
- 0698US8151441B1Method 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
- 0798US6735850B1Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabricationWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·171 cites·30 claims
- 0898US6721138B1Inductive transducer with stitched pole tip and pedestal defining zero throat heightWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·187 cites·18 claims
- 0998US6707083B1Magnetic tunneling junction with improved power consumptionWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·177 cites·17 claims
- 1098US6697294B1Designs of reference cells for magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) MRAMWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·241 cites·26 claims
- 1198US6487056B1Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 26, 2002·171 cites·16 claims
- 1298US6421212B1Thin film read head structure with improved bias magnet-to-magnetoresistive element interface and method of fabricationREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·195 cites·7 claims
- 1397US8462592B1Energy-assisted magnetic recording head having waveguide capable of providing small beam spotsWOLF CHRISTOPHER B·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·150 cites·31 claims
- 1497US8247095B2Energy assisted discrete track media with heat sinkCHAMPION ERIC J·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·75 cites·14 claims
- 1597US6888184B1Shielded magnetic ram cellsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 3, 2005·162 cites·10 claims
- 1697US6721203B1Designs of reference cells for magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) MRAMWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·165 cites·41 claims
- 1796US8441909B1Disk drive increasing laser power at beginning of write in heat assisted magnetic recordingTHAYAMBALLI PRADEEP K·Filed 2012·Granted May 14, 2013·75 cites·20 claims
- 1896US8164855B1Method 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
- 1996US7872824B1Setting an operating bias current for a magnetoresistive head by computing a target operating voltageWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·178 cites·16 claims
- 2096US7110289B1Method and system for controlling MRAM write current to reduce power consumptionST MICROELECTRONICS SRL·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·154 cites·8 claims
- 2196US7012832B1Magnetic memory cell with plural read transistorsST MICROELECTRONICS SRL·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 14, 2006·160 cites·30 claims
- 2296US6801411B1Dual stripe spin valve sensor without antiferromagnetic pinning layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 5, 2004·167 cites·22 claims
- 2396US6418000B1Dual, synthetic spin valve sensor using current pinningREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 9, 2002·156 cites·21 claims
- 2496US6317297B1Current pinned dual spin valve with synthetic pinned layersREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·186 cites·12 claims
- 2593US9449625B1Heat assisted magnetic recording head having a plurality of diffusion barrier layersWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·26 cites·20 claims
- 2692US6829160B1Magnetic ram cell with amplification circuitry and MRAM memory array formed using the MRAM cellsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·156 cites·9 claims
- 2791US8861124B1Integrated sensor for monitoring laser power in a heat assisted magnetic recording disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·13 cites·22 claims
- 2889US8947985B1Heat assisted magnetic recording transducers having a recessed poleWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 3, 2015·10 cites·26 claims
- 2987US9153260B1Electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducerRUDY STEVEN C·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 6, 2015·9 cites·9 claims
- 3084US9336814B1Inverse tapered waveguide for use in a heat assisted magnetic recording headWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 10, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 3183US9142233B1Heat assisted magnetic recording writer having a recessed poleWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 22, 2015·6 cites·28 claims
- 3283US8953422B1Near field transducer using dielectric waveguide core with fine ridge featureWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 10, 2015·5 cites·12 claims
- 3381US9001629B1Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording systemWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·5 cites·31 claims
- 3480US8958272B1Interfering near field transducer for energy assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 17, 2015·4 cites·13 claims
- 3575US9007879B1Interfering near field transducer having a wide metal bar feature for energy assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 14, 2015·3 cites·15 claims
- 3669US9159346B1Near field transducer using dielectric waveguide core with fine ridge featureWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 13, 2015·2 cites·16 claims
- 3744US9311952B2Interfering near field transducer for energy assisted magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 12, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
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