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Inventor

Ming Mao

Inventor
Dublin, CA, US

Overview

64→
Patents
2000–2020
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 64 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 transducer34%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification11%
G01RMeasuring electric variables9%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for9%
H01LSemiconductor devices8%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures5%
H01FMagnets5%
H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h105%
C21DModifying the physical structure of ferrous metals2%
C23CCoating metallic material2%
PatentTitleYear
10,777,222Two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) read head structure with different stacked sensors and disk drive incorporating the structure202010,636,865Display substrate, method of manufacturing the same, display panel, and display apparatus202010,629,230Method of forming a magnetic head202010,490,442Method for blocking a trench portion201910,354,681Tunnel magnetoresistance read head including side shields containing nanocrystalline ferromagnetic particles201910,290,576Stress reduction apparatus with an inverted cup-shaped layer201910,121,501Free layer magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing201810,115,419Method for AFC shields for multiple sensor magnetic transducers and magnetic transducers having multiple sensors and AFC shields201810,074,387Method and system for providing a read transducer having symmetric antiferromagnetically coupled shields201810,068,601Free layer only magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing and a multilayer side bias20189,922,672'Dual free layer magnetic reader having a rear bias structure having a high aspect ratio'20189,865,534'Stress reduction apparatus'20189,830,936Magnetic read head with antiferromagentic layer20179,812,155'Method and system for fabricating high junction angle read sensors'20179,786,305'Magnetic read apparatus having multiple read sensors with reduced sensor spacing usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording applications'20179,786,301'Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor array'20179,754,613'Method for AFC shields for multiple sensor magnetic transducers and magnetic transducers having multiple sensors and AFC shields'20179,715,889'Read sensor having an insulating layer capable of use in two-dimensional magnetic recording'20179,705,072'Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy'20179,666,214'Free layer magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing'20179,449,621'Dual free layer magnetic reader having a rear bias structure having a high aspect ratio'20169,431,040'Magnetic recording transducer'20169,431,031'System and method for magnetic transducers having multiple sensors and AFC shields'20169,431,032'Electrical connection arrangement for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording'20169,412,400'Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing'20169,406,331'Method for making ultra-narrow read sensor and read transducer device resulting therefrom'20169,396,743'Systems and methods for controlling soft bias thickness for tunnel magnetoresistance readers'20169,373,536'Stress reduction apparatus'20169,373,675'Capacitor structure and method of forming the same'20169,318,130'Method to fabricate tunneling magnetic recording heads with extended pinned layer'20169,312,064'Method to fabricate a magnetic head including ion milling of read gap using dual layer hard mask'20169,236,560'Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy'20169,230,565'Magnetic shield for magnetic recording head'20169,214,172'Method of manufacturing a magnetic read head'20159,184,154'Methods for fabricating integrated passive devices on glass substrates'20159,147,404'Method and system for providing a read transducer having a dual free layer'20159,087,534'Method and system for providing a read transducer having soft and hard magnetic bias structures'20159,065,043'Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing'20159,034,564'Reader fabrication method employing developable bottom anti-reflective coating'20158,970,988'Electric gaps and method for making electric gaps for multiple sensor arrays'20158,883,017'Method and system for providing a read transducer having seamless interfaces'20148,760,823'Method and system for providing a read transducer having soft and hard magnetic bias structures'20148,760,822'Method and system for providing a read transducer having an extended pinned layer and soft magnetic bias structures with improved stability'20148,711,528'Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing'20148,675,318'Method and system for providing a read transducer having a reduced shield-to-shield spacing'20148,630,068'Method and system for providing a side shielded read transducer'20148,629,559'Stress reduction apparatus with an inverted cup-shaped layer'20148,611,054'Antiferromagnetically-coupled soft bias magnetoresistive read head, and fabrication method therefore'20138,607,438'Method for fabricating a read sensor for a read transducer'20138,597,528'Method and system for defining a read sensor using an ion mill planarization'20138,547,667'Method and system for providing a hard bias structure in a magnetic recording transducer'20138,343,319'Method and system for providing an improved hard bias structure'20138,315,019'Method and system for providing an improved magnetoresistive structure utilizing an oxidation buffer layer'20128,233,248'Method and system for providing a magnetic recording transducer using a line hard mask'20127,405,085'Amorphous soft magnetic shielding and keeper for MRAM devices'20087,071,118'Method and apparatus for fabricating a conformal thin film on a substrate'20067,037,574'Atomic layer deposition for fabricating thin films'20066,934,131'Spin valve with thermally stable pinned layer structure having ruthenium oxide specular reflecting layer'20056,800,565'Method of forming thin oxidation layer by cluster ion beam'20046,756,071'Method for manufacturing a GMR spin valve having a smooth interface between magnetic and non-magnetic layers'20046,661,625'Spin-dependent tunneling sensor with low resistance metal oxide tunnel barrier'20036,479,096'Method for manufacturing a GMR spin valve having a smooth interface between magnetic and non-magnetic layers'20026,277,505'Read sensor with improved thermal stability and manufacturing method therefor'20016,046,475'Structure and method for manufacturing devices having inverse T-shaped well regions'2000

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2001–2013Based in Pleasanton, CA, US· patent location history
2004–2008Patents assigned to VEECO INSTR INC (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2018Patents assigned to WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC (29)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to MAO MING (12)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to LI GUANXIONG (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2020Based in Dublin, CA, US· patent location history
2014–2019Based in Tainan, TW· patent location history
2016–2017Patents assigned to WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC (14)· patent assignee history
2019Based in Leuven, BE· patent location history
2020Based in Beijing, CN· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC292012–2018
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC142016–2017
MAO MINGself122012–2016
LI GUANXIONG52012–2016
VEECO INSTR INC52004–2008
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Dublin, California, US422013–2020
Pleasanton, California, US132001–2013
Tainan, TW62014–2019
Beijing, CN12020
Leuven, BE12019