Inventor
Shaun Eric McKinlay
Inventor
Eden Prairie, MN, US
Overview
Patents· 29 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 transducer45%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification15%
G01RMeasuring electric variables12%
H01FMagnets8%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for5%
B24BMachines, devices, or processes for grinding or polishing3%
C23CCoating metallic material3%
H01LSemiconductor devices3%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures2%
G11CStatic stores2%
PatentTitleYear
10,783,907Reader with bi-layered side shields202010,354,682Thin data reader cap201910,297,279Methods of planarization for device fabrication with head features background201910,147,447Magnetic element with reduced shield-to-shield spacing201810,090,008Magnetoresistive sensor fabrication20189,685,177'Sensor stabilization in a multiple sensor magnetic reproducing device'20179,542,961'Magnetoresistive sensor with stop-layers'20179,536,549'Multiple sensor magnetic reproducing device with reduced inter-sensor spacing'20179,437,224'Stack with wide seed layer'20169,401,163'Multi-stack reader with split middle shield'20169,361,910'Leads coupled to top and bottom reader stacks of a reader'20169,305,578'Magnetic element with reduced shield-to-shield spacing'20169,082,424'Side shield biasing layer separated from an air bearing surface'20159,070,382'Side shield pedestal for data readers'20159,030,782'Data reader side shields with polish stop'20158,995,096'Magnetic element side shield with diffusion barrier'20158,947,834'Method and apparatus for chemical-mechanical polishing'20158,932,667'Hard magnet with cap and seed layers and data storage device read/write head incorporating the same'20158,922,951'Data storage device with variable anisotropy side shield'20148,885,300'Magnetic element with a bi-layer side shield'20148,854,773'Side shield biasing layer separated from an air bearing surface'20148,822,046'Stack with wide seed layer'20148,771,847'Reader stop-layers'20148,760,820'Magnetic element with coupled side shield'20148,711,525'Magnetoresistive shield with coupled lateral magnet bias'20148,659,854'Magnetoresistive shield with stabilizing feature'20148,632,897'Multilayer hard magnet and data storage device read/write head incorporating the same'20146,758,950'Controlled magnetron shape for uniformly sputtered thin film'20046,733,640'Shutter assembly having optimized shutter opening shape for thin film uniformity'2004Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2004–2020Patents assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC (28)· patent assignee history
2004–2020Based in Eden Prairie, MN, US· patent location history
2014–2016Patents assigned to MCKINLAY SHAUN ERIC (4)· patent assignee history
2014–2016Patents assigned to SINGLETON ERIC WALTER (4)· patent assignee history
2014–2015Patents assigned to SINGLETON ERIC W (3)· patent assignee history
2014–2016Patents assigned to YI JAE-YOUNG (3)· patent assignee history
2017Based in Eden Praire, MN, US· patent location history
2017Based in Maple Plain, MN, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 28 | 2004–2020 |
| MCKINLAY SHAUN ERICself | 4 | 2014–2016 |
| SINGLETON ERIC WALTER | 4 | 2014–2016 |
| SINGLETON ERIC W | 3 | 2014–2015 |
| YI JAE-YOUNG | 3 | 2014–2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US | 27 | 2004–2020 |
| Eden Praire, Minnesota, US | 1 | 2017 |
| Maple Plain, Minnesota, US | 1 | 2017 |