Inventor
Thomas William Clinton
Inventor
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Overview
Patents· 28 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 transducer33%
G11CStatic stores19%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures12%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests10%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for8%
H10BElectronic memory devices6%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus2%
H01FMagnets2%
H01GCapacitors2%
PatentTitleYear
9,311,935'Method and apparatus for magnetic recording head having a waveguide'20169,159,339'Wire and wire lead designs for a wire-assisted magnetic write device'20159,147,415'HAMR head spot-size converters with secondary index confinement'20159,048,031'Method of and printable compositions for manufacturing a multilayer carbon nanotube capacitor'20158,908,482'Sacrificial protection layer for preventing ion mill damage to HAMR optical components'20148,854,930'Slider embedded photodetector for optical power monitoring in heat assisted magnetic recording'20148,526,224'Compound cell spin-torque magnetic random access memory'20138,405,932'HAMR recording head having a sloped wall pole'20138,325,513'Compound cell spin-torque magnetic random access memory'20128,289,650'HAMR recording head having a sloped wall pole'20128,199,565'Magnetic random access memory with dual spin torque reference layers'20128,144,425'Magnetic recording head with compact yoke'20128,116,124'Compound cell spin-torque magnetic random access memory'20128,023,317'Magnetic random access memory with dual spin torque reference layers'20117,936,597'Multilevel magnetic storage device'20117,898,849'Compound cell spin-torque magnetic random access memory'20117,859,892'Magnetic random access memory with dual spin torque reference layers'20107,818,760'Data writing with plasmon resonator'20107,593,184'Rotating write field generated by circulating domain walls in a magnetic ring: a DC-driven high-frequency oscillator'20097,500,255'Data writing with plasmon resonator'20097,212,367'Ampere wire write head with confined magnetic fields'20077,149,055'Inductive write head driven only by an ampere wire'20066,985,318'Method and apparatus for precessional switching of the magnetization of storage medium using a transverse write field'20066,917,493'Ampere head with perpendicular magnetic field'20056,903,891'Photoconductive optical write driver for magnetic recording'20056,665,136'Recording heads using magnetic fields generated locally from high current densities in a thin film wire'20036,414,870'Magnetoquenched superconductor valve with bilayer ferromagnetic film for uniaxial switching'20025,930,165'Fringe field superconducting system'1999Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1999–2002Based in Bethesda, MD, US· patent location history
2003–2015Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC (21)· patent assignee history
2003–2015Based in Pittsburgh, PA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to CLINTON THOMAS WILLIAM (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to SCHOLZ WERNER (4)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to BATRA SHARAT (3)· patent assignee history
2014–2016Patents assigned to HGST Netherlands BV (4)· patent assignee history
2014–2016Based in Danville, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 21 | 2003–2015 |
| CLINTON THOMAS WILLIAMself | 5 | 2012–2015 |
| HGST Netherlands BV | 4 | 2014–2016 |
| SCHOLZ WERNER | 4 | 2012–2015 |
| BATRA SHARAT | 3 | 2012–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | 21 | 2003–2015 |
| Danville, California, US | 5 | 2014–2016 |
| Bethesda, Maryland, US | 2 | 1999–2002 |