Inventor
James L. Nix
Inventor
Gilroy, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 25 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G11Bprimary
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer42%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures13%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for13%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification13%
G01RMeasuring electric variables12%
B05DProcesses for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general2%
G11CStatic stores2%
H01FMagnets2%
H05KPrinted circuits2%
PatentTitleYear
7,978,430'Apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recording'20117,791,844'Magnetoresistive sensor having a magnetically stable free layer with a positive magnetostriction'20107,558,019'Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with flux-conductor contacting write pole'20097,382,586'Magnetic read sensor employing oblique etched underlayers for inducing uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in a self biased free layer'20087,367,112'Method of fabricating a head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a self-aligning side shield structure'20087,296,338'Method and apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recording'20077,268,985'Magnetic head having a layered hard bias layer exhibiting reduced noise'20077,212,379'Perpendicular magnetic recording head with flare and taper configurations'20077,199,986'Magnetoresistive sensor with decoupled hard bias multilayers'20077,161,763'GMR sensor with oriented hard bias stabilization'20077,072,156'Method for biasing magnetoresistive sensor with decoupled hard bias multilayers'20067,009,812'Magnetic transducer for perpendicular magnetic recording with single pole write head with trailing shield'20067,002,775'Head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a shield structure connected to the return pole piece'20066,977,800'Magnetic read head with dual layer lead'20056,972,935'Current-in-plane magnetoresistive sensor with longitudinal biasing layer having a nonmagnetic oxide central region and method for fabrication of the sensor'20056,778,364'Current-in-plane magnetoresistive sensor with longitudinal biasing layer having a nonmagnetic oxide central region and method for fabrication of the sensor'20045,734,531'Magneto-resistive read/write head having a combination pole/shield'19985,637,235'Shaped spin valve type magnetoresistive transducer and method for fabricating the same incorporating domain stabilization technique'19975,634,260'Method of making a magnetoresistive device having improved Barkhausen noise suppression'19975,608,593'Shaped spin valve type magnetoresistive transducer and method for fabricating the same incorporating domain stabilization technique'19975,573,809'Process for forming a magnetoresistive device'19965,532,892'Soft adjacent layer biased magnetoresistive device incorporating a natural flux closure design utilizing coplanar permanent magnet thin film stabilization'19965,485,334'Magnetoresistive device and method having improved Barkhausen noise suppression'19965,001,586'Very low noise magnetoresistive sensor for high density media applications'19914,967,301'Shallow magnetic head shield for reducing feedthrough'1990Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1990–2004Patents assigned to IBM (3)· patent assignee history
1990–1991Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history
1996–1998Patents assigned to QUANTUM PERIPHERALS COLORADO (7)· patent assignee history
1996–1998Based in Boulder, CO, US· patent location history
2004–2011Based in Gilroy, CA, US· patent location history
2005–2010Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH (14)· patent assignee history
2010Based in Morgan Hill, CA, US· patent location history
2011Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH | 14 | 2005–2010 |
| QUANTUM PERIPHERALS COLORADO | 7 | 1996–1998 |
| IBM | 3 | 1990–2004 |
| HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL | 1 | 2011 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Gilroy, California, US | 15 | 2004–2011 |
| Boulder, CO, US | 7 | 1996–1998 |
| Tucson, AZ, US | 2 | 1990–1991 |
| Morgan Hill, California, US | 1 | 2010 |