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Inventor

Michael C. Kautzky

Inventor
Eagan, MN, US

Overview

120→
Patents
2002–2021
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 120 as inventor

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G11Bprimary
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer52%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification10%
C23CCoating metallic material6%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus4%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures4%
B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form4%
C01FCompounds of the metals beryllium, magnesium, aluminium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, thorium, or of the rare-earth metals4%
C01GCompounds containing metals not covered by subclasses c01d or c01f4%
C22CAlloys4%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for2%
PatentTitleYear
11,127,423Devices including at least one adhesion layer and methods of forming adhesion layers202111,107,499Materials for near field transducers and near field transducers containing same202110,984,821Transfer-printed near-field transducer and heat sink202110,964,347Materials for near field transducers, near field tranducers containing same, and methods of forming202110,699,740Materials for near field transducers, near field tranducers containing same, and methods of forming202010,699,732Devices including a diffusion barrier layer202010,519,540Near field transducer having secondary atom higher concentration at bottom of the peg201910,510,364Devices including a near field transducer (NFT) with nanoparticles201910,510,365NFT with mechanically robust materials201910,482,914Materials for near field transducers and near field transducers containing same201910,431,244Devices including a near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc from different materials201910,311,906Near field transducers (NFTS) including barrier layer and methods of forming201910,236,020NFT with mechanically robust materials201910,229,704Multipiece near field transducers (NFTS)201910,217,482Devices including a near field transducer and at least one associated adhesion layer201910,190,210Near-field transducer having at least one secondary atom201910,134,436Materials for near field transducers and near field transducers containing same201810,109,303Devices including a near field transducer (NFT), at least one cladding layer and interlayer there between201810,068,594Magnetic devices with overcoats201810,062,401Near field transducers (NFTS) including a protective layer and methods of forming201810,037,771Near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc of different materials201810,014,011Methods of forming materials for at least a portion of a NFT and NFTs formed using the same20189,972,346NFT with mechanically robust materials20189,928,859'Near field transducers (NFTS) and methods of making'20189,870,793'Materials for near field transducers and near field transducers containing same'20189,865,283'Devices including a near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc from different materials'20189,822,444'Near-field transducer having secondary atom higher concentration at bottom of the peg'20179,824,709'Near field transducers (NFTS) including barrier layer and methods of forming'20179,805,757'HAMR NFT materials with improved thermal stability'20179,799,353'Devices including at least one adhesion layer and methods of forming adhesion layers'20179,767,832'Devices including a near field transducer (NFT), at least one cladding layer and interlayer there between'20179,747,939'Devices including near field transducer and adhesion layer'20179,741,381'Near field transducers (NFTs) including a protective layer and methods of forming'20179,728,208'Methods of forming materials for at least a portion of a NFT and NFTs formed using the same'20179,728,209'Thermally robust near-field transducer peg'20179,721,593'Near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc of different materials'20179,691,423'Devices including at least one adhesion layer and methods of forming adhesion layers'20179,672,848'Multipiece near field transducers (NFTS)'20179,666,220'Devices including a near field transducer and at least one associated adhesion layer'20179,620,152'Near field transducers (NFTS) and methods of making'20179,601,135'Interlayer for device including NFT and cladding layers'20179,548,076'Magnetic devices with overcoats'20179,502,054'Devices including at least one intermixing layer'20169,502,070'Materials for near field transducers, near field tranducers containing same, and methods of forming'20169,431,036'Heat-sinks for optical near-field transducers'20169,336,800'Near-field transducer peg encapsulation'20169,311,944'Recording head with piezoelectric contact sensor'20169,304,252'Layered optical waveguide and near field transducer'20169,305,575'Heat assisted magnetic recording heads having bilayer heat sinks'20169,297,959'Optical articles and methods of making same'20169,286,931'Materials for near field transducers and near field transducers containing same'20169,281,002'Materials for near field transducers and near field transducers containing same'20169,281,003'Devices including near field transducer and adhesion layers'20169,269,380'Devices including a near field transducer (NFT), at least one cladding layer and interlayer there between'20169,263,074'Devices including at least one adhesion layer'20169,251,837'HAMR NFT materials with improved thermal stability'20169,251,830'Waveguide cladding layer with transparent heat sink for heat-assisted magnetic recording device'20169,251,820'Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording'20169,245,573'Methods of forming materials for at least a portion of a NFT and NFTs formed using the same'20169,224,416'Near field transducers including nitride materials'20159,218,829'Devices including at least one intermixing layer'20159,202,489'Laser mounted on edge of a slider'20159,183,857'Magnetic devices having shields including a nickel alloy'20159,153,277'Near field transducer having sacrificial structure'20159,142,229'Heat assisted magnetic recording head having thermal sensor with high-TCR transparent conducting oxide'20159,142,226'Thin film with tuned grain size'20159,129,626'Near-field transducer with rounded or obtuse corners'20159,129,620'Devices including at least one adhesion layer and methods of forming adhesion layers'20159,123,365'Reader structure'20159,099,117'Near-field transducer peg encapsulation'20159,082,421'Reader structure'20159,064,515'Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording'20159,053,737'Heat assisted magnetic recording devices'20159,013,831'Write pole fabricated using a carbon hard mask and method of making'20158,976,634'Devices including at least one intermixing layer'20158,971,161'Devices including at least one adhesion layer and methods of forming adhesion layers'20158,945,731'Interlayer for device including NFT and cladding layers'20158,945,405'Magnetic sensor with composite magnetic shield'20158,937,790'Commonly-poled piezoelectric device'20158,934,198'Recording head including NFT and heatsink'20158,917,484'Magnetoresistive element with nano-crystalline shield'20148,902,719'Heat assisted magnetic recording heads having bilayer heat sinks'20148,885,448'Encapsulated laser diode for heat-assisted magnetic recording'20148,861,316'Write pole for recording head'20148,842,391'Recording head including a near field transducer'20148,824,100'Overcoats that include magnetic materials'20148,804,468'Layered near-field transducer'20148,705,212'Magnetic element with enhanced coupling portion'20148,699,183'Write pole and shield with different taper angles'20148,681,595'Layered optical waveguide and near field transducer'20148,675,315'Magnetic sensor with anisotropic liner'20148,670,215'Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer'20148,644,124'Optical devices including assist layers'20148,514,673'Layered near-field transducer'20138,477,572'Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) heads including components made of nickel alloys'20138,477,454'Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer'20138,477,456'Commonly-poled piezoelectric device'20138,437,105'Magnetic sensor with composite magnetic shield'20138,427,925'HAMR NFT materials with improved thermal stability'20138,416,538'Shaped shield for a magnetoresistive head'20138,400,902'Optical waveguide clad material'20138,339,740'Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer'20128,279,557'Commonly-poled piezoelectric device'20128,259,540'Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) heads including components made of nickel alloys'20128,191,238'Method for forming a magnetic writer'20128,149,657'Optical waveguide clad material'20127,944,009'Magnetoresistive device having specular sidewall layers'20117,872,323'Magnetoresistive device having specular sidewall layers'20117,808,744'Apparatus including a dielectric mirror and method of reflecting radiation away from a portion of an apparatus'20107,719,802'Magnetic sensor with electrically defined active area dimensions'20107,411,264'Etch-stop layers for patterning block structures for reducing thermal protrusion'20087,158,353'Magnetoresistive sensor having specular sidewall layers'20077,102,853'Negative thermal expansion dielectrics for thermal pole tip protrusion compensation'20067,092,208'Magnetic transducers with reduced thermal pole-tip protrusion/recession'20066,989,963'Writer core structures having improved thermal dissipation properties'20066,950,280'Magnetic head having a heat dissipating structure'20056,700,752'Non-magnetic metallic layer in a reader gap of a disc drive'20046,671,117'Magnetic writer for noise suppression in perpendicular recording media'20036,385,016'Magnetic read head with an insulator layer between an MR sensor and rear portions of current contacts to provide enhanced sensitivity'20026,344,953'Magnetoresistive read sensor using overlaid leads with insulating current guide layer'2002

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2002–2021Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC (119)· patent assignee history
2002–2021Based in Eagan, MN, US· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to KAUTZKY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER (15)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to HUANG XIAOYUE (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to SAHOO SARBESWAR (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to SEIGLER MICHAEL ALLEN (5)· patent assignee history
2014Based in Eden Prairie, MN, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC1192002–2021
KAUTZKY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHERself152012–2016
HUANG XIAOYUE52012–2016
SAHOO SARBESWAR52012–2014
SEIGLER MICHAEL ALLEN52012–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Eagan, Minnesota, US1192002–2021
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US12014