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Erik Jon Hutchinson
Also filed as: HUTCHINSON ERIK · HUTCHINSON ERIK J · HUTCHINSON ERIK JON
28 granted patents·1 pending application·144 citations·filing 2001–2022
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29 records- 0194US9058829B1Multiple heaters independently controlling clearance of two or more read transducersSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 16, 2015·33 cites·17 claims
- 0290US8259415B2Slider bond pad with a recessed channelHUTCHINSON ERIK JON·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·17 cites·13 claims
- 0388US10410660B1Split contact sensor for a heat-assisted magnetic recording sliderSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 0488US9842614B2Heater design for fly height controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 12, 2017·8 cites·18 claims
- 0587US9842618B1Combined write/active fly control for heat assisted magnetic recording in a reader over writer applicationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
- 0687US6778357B2Electrodeposited high-magnetic-moment material at writer gap poleSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 17, 2004·28 cites·20 claims
- 0781US10446181B1Temperature control in a transducing headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 15, 2019·5 cites·19 claims
- 0881US9324351B2Contact pad for recording headsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 0976US10204645B2Heater design with locally decreased resistance area for fly height controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 12, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 1076US9472224B2Electrically removable heater for a thermally actuatable thermal asperity sensorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·3 cites·21 claims
- 1175US8724263B2Method for active control of spacing between a head and a storage mediumHUTCHINSON ERIK J·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 1273US10049693B2Substrate heat channels for heat assisted magnetic recording for reader over writer transducer applicationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1373US9934807B2Bond pad sharing for powering multiple writers of a recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1469US10255937B1Electrically conductive overlay for head-medium contact sensorSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·2 cites·23 claims
- 1569US8760808B2Magnetic device containing a heaterHEIM KEVIN RICHARD·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 1668US12094491B2Heatsink structures for heat-assisted magnetic recording headsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 1768US10657991B2Split contact sensor for a heat-assisted magnetic recording sliderSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1866US11011201B2Heatsink structures for heat-assisted magnetic recording headsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 1966US9697852B2Single coil turn data writerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2064US11538496B2Heatsink structures for heat-assisted magnetic recording headsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 2164US9142230B2Magnetic devices including low thermal conductivity portionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 22, 2015·1 cites·17 claims
- 2263US11011191B2Split contact sensor for a heat-assisted magnetic recording sliderSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 18, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2362US11328746B2Double loop heaterSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 10, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2460US8681446B2Methods and devices including multiple resistive heating elementsHUTCHINSON ERIK JON·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·1 cites·19 claims
- 2557US10844431B2Nanofluidic channel opening size control using actuationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 2652US10910006B2Double loop heaterSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 2, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2744US9978405B1Heat assisted magnetic recording slider having a consistent close pointSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 22, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 2843US10332549B1Transducing head protrusion controlSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2939US2013188281A1Devices including shaped write coilsHUTCHINSON ERIK J·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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