Inventor
Ciaran A. Fox
Inventor
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 15 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 transducer48%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification22%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures7%
G01RMeasuring electric variables7%
H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps7%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties4%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
PatentTitleYear
9,476,926'Real time electrostatic discharge (ESD) detection'20168,040,131'Method for testing the acceptability of a magnetic read sensor'20117,639,458'System and method for pre-stressing a read head for improving performance thereof'20097,196,878'Self-pinned spin valve sensor with stress modification layers for reducing the likelihood of amplitude flip'20077,138,797'Reverse magnetic reset to screen for weakly pinned heads'20066,795,278'Method of protecting read sensors from electrostatic discharge damage during the manufacture of magnetic heads'20046,788,500'System and method for pre-stressing a read head for improving performance thereof'20046,762,914'Method for the rapid measurement of magnetoresistive read head dimensions'20046,589,436'Method of adjusting the flatness of a slider using selective plasma etching'20036,512,382'Method for corrosion susceptibility testing of magnetic heads using simulated disk corrosion products'20036,503,406'Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider using nonreactive plasma'20036,416,935'Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider'20026,091,186'Carbon-containing cathodes for enhanced electron emission'20005,974,657'Two step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at the row level'19995,857,882'Processing of materials for uniform field emission'1999Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1999–2004Patents assigned to IBM (7)· patent assignee history
1999Patents assigned to SANDIA CORP (1)· patent assignee history
1999–2000Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
1999Based in Stanford, CA, US· patent location history
2002–2016Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
2004–2009Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH (4)· patent assignee history
2004Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
2011Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL (1)· patent assignee history
2016Patents assigned to HGST Netherlands BV (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 7 | 1999–2004 |
| HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH | 4 | 2004–2009 |
| HGST Netherlands BV | 1 | 2016 |
| HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH NL | 1 | 2011 |
| SANDIA CORP | 1 | 1999 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, California, US | 11 | 2002–2016 |
| Los Altos, California, US | 2 | 1999–2000 |
| San Jose, California, US | 1 | 2004 |
| Stanford, California, US | 1 | 1999 |