Fabricating magnetic read heads with a reduced scratch exposure region

Magnetic performance of a magnetic transducer operating within a hard disk drive

Magnetic disk apparatus and magnetic disk apparatus control method

Magnetic head driving circuit with protection function

Protective film forming method

ELECTRICAL CURRENT AS PROBE FOR MODULATION AT HEAD-DISK INTERFACE

Apparatus to control heat dissipation in hard-disk drives

Hard disk drive tunneling magnetoresistive annealing heads with a fly on demand heater

Fly height and slider protrusion measurement

Thermal elements for controlling and manipulating thermal pitch static attitude (PSA)

Magnetic head slider for absorbing vibrations

Apparatus and method for sensing an external magnetic field to protect a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) hard disk drive

System and apparatus for mass-balanced spoiler in disk storage devices

Disk drive device, manufacturing method thereof, and method for setting heater power value for a heater for adjusting a clearance

HEAD SLIDER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAD SLIDER

AIRFLOW DIVERTER PLATE IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE

Magnetic head slider

STORAGE DEVICE

ACTUATOR SHROUD

Magnetic head assembly and magnetic tape driving apparatus

Slider with contact features initiated at wafer level

HEAD SLIDER HAVING LUBRICANT LAYER ON ITS FLOATING SURFACE

Method for early detection of magnetic head degradation due to carbon overcoat wear

Method and system for measuring spacing in a perpendicular magnetic recording

Magnetic disk drive for controlling flying height of magnetic head

Hard Disk Drive Protection System Based on Adaptive Thresholding

INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS

Filled-gap magnetic recording head and method of making

Method and device for repeatable shorting and unshorting of micro-electrical circuits

Control unit, storage unit, and method for manufacturing storage unit

Controlling a heat resistive element with a pulse modulated signal

Control circuit for implementing damage prediction diagnosis on read head element of magnetic head and protection operation on write data

Head suspension flexure with conductive polymer layer

High performance computer hard disk drive with a carbon overcoat and method of improving hard disk performance

Method for protecting against corrosion in a GMR sensor by providing a protective coating over an end of a copper layer spaced apart from a detection surface by a specified dimension

Systems and method for selectively controlling a state of hydration of a magnetic data storage medium

Thermal asperity detector and methods for use therewith

Multi-port cable for removable ESD/EOD protection for electronic devices

Slider overcoat for noise reduction of TMR magnetic transducer

TAPE HEAD HAVING A PROTECTIVE LAYER AND A METHOD OF APPLYING A PROTECTIVE LAYER TO A TAPE HEAD

Single piece air diverter for a data storage device

ESD, cross talk and noise minimizing resistive/capacitative shunt for CPP and TMR devices

Flat profile tape head

Method to protect the magnetic recording head from thermal asperities during disk drive operation

Non-magnetic contact enhancement feature

Substrate for suspension

Method and apparatus for temperature sensing in a hard disk drive

Apparatus for determining contact of head slider and method of determining contact of head slider

Methods and apparatus for temperature compensation for hard disk drive write overshoot current

Algorithm decoupling altitude effect from temperature/humidity sensor

Method for specifying control value for controlling clearance adjustment amount between head and disk, disk drive device and manufacturing method thereof

Magnetic recording device including a thermal proximity sensor

Shield biasing for MR devices

Magnetic head having three modules

CONDUCTIVE PAIRING FOR PIGGYBACK MAGNETIC HEAD

Storage device control apparatus, storage device, and data storage control method

Thin-film magnetic head having an antistatic layer preventing a protective coat from being electrostatically charged

Hard disk drive apparatus having a flexible printed circuit with a plurality of traces in a specified order

Methods and apparatus to monitor hard-disk drive head position

HEAD SLIDER AND STORAGE MEDIUM DRIVE

Hard disk drive apparatus, method to control flying on demand of hard disk drive apparatus using thermal asperity signal, and recording media for computer program thereof

Magnetic recording head and media overcoat

Apparatus, system, and method for detecting the formation of a short between a magnetoresistive head and a head substrate

Flexible mounting slider with anti-static structure, head gimbal assembly and magnetic disk drive with the same

Slider air bearing for disk drives

HARD DISK DRIVE APPARATUS TO CONTROL FLYING HEIGHT OF MAGNETIC HEAD AND METHOD THEREOF

Method of forming a magnetic read/write head

Magnetic head and method of producing the same

Head slider

TUNNELING MAGNETIC SENSING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Tunneling magnetic sensing element including free magnetic layer and IrMn protective layer disposed thereon and method for manufacturing the same

Grounded writer core

Magnetic disk drive apparatus with magnetic head sliders in a magnetic loop while in an unloaded state

Systems and methods for detecting a coating on an item such as a magnetic head

Thin film magnetic head with protrusion heater and temperature correcting resistor

EMI protective magnetic read head

Magnetic head, method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic disc device

Method and apparatus for oxidizing conductive redeposition in TMR sensors

Write through drivers for disk drive systems

Air bearing design with a flatter pitch profile for reducing particle TAs

Top disk-damper imbedded hard disk drive

Head slider including heater causing expansion of lower shielding layer

Head slider reducing probability of collision against recording medium and method of making the same

Method for bonding slider row bars for photolithography process

Head slider having a flat first step and a second flat step with a groove therein, and disk drive employing the head slider

System, method, and apparatus for lightweight spoiler wing design for de-populated disk drives

Magnetic recording and reproducing device

Method to protect a GMR head from electrostatic damage during the manufacturing process

PROTECTING AND MERGING A HEAD STACK ASSEMBLY OF A DATA STORAGE DEVICE

FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE EMPLOYING BEARING, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND STORAGE DISK DRIVE

Perpendicularly feeding type magnetic head having adjustable input impedance, manufacturing method thereof, head suspension assembly, and magnetic storage device

Tunnel type magnetic sensor having protective layer formed from Pt or Ru on free magnetic layer, and method for manufacturing the same

Head slider

Magnetic reproducing method for suppressing low temperature noise

Controlling operation of a memory device

Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitry

Magnetic sensor and memory device

Freezing point reduction in FDB by enhancing lubricants with additives

Information recording/reproducing apparatus

Disk drive and disk drive control method

Reducing the obstruction of air flow through a bypass channel associated with a disk drive using an electrostatic pass-by filter

Reducing the obstruction of air flow through a bypass channel associated with a disk drive

Head-disc contact detection using a microactuator

Method and apparatus for head gimbal assembly with improved shock performance in hard disk drive

Method of determining head characteristic of HDD and recording medium to perform the same

HDD write control method and apparatus

Method and apparatus reducing flying height drop in a hard disk drive under humid conditions

Method and apparatus for improved starting and/or stopping in a contact start-stop (CSS) hard disk drive.

Control device and storage device

Head damage detection based on actuation efficiency measurements

Control device of storage/reproduction mechanism

Charge remover for magnetic disk

Optical disk recording device, recording method for optical disk

Magnetic recording medium, and thermal stability measuring method and apparatus of magnetic recording medium

Adhesion layer for protective overcoat

Detecting head/disk contact in a disk drive using a calibration parameter

Electrostatic protection for a magnetic tape head having multiple MR read elements

Reproducing circuit and a magnetic disk apparatus using same

Device with ESD protection utilizing a shorting material between electrical pads or leads which are shorted then unshorted by severing the shorting material and then recreating the short by reapplying the shorting material

Method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head

Method and apparatus for balanced shield shunts, leads and pads for electrical noise reduction in read heads

Center rail slider for disk drives

Magnetic disk apparatus

Recording-reproducing apparatus and method of detecting dew condensation in recording-reproducing apparatus

Fly on demand in situ clearance measurement concept in hard disk drive

Transducer-data storage medium spacing adjustment

Tunnel MR head with long stripe height sensor stabilized through the shield

GMR head design that suppresses tribocharge during its assembly

Method and apparatus for estimating and controlling the flying height of a read-write head in a hard disk drive

Shipping comb usable with a head stack

GMR head design that suppresses tribocharge during its assembly

GMR head design that suppresses tribocharge during its assembly

Method and system for reduction of off-track write errors in disk drives

Magnetic recording head and fabrication process

Disk storage device and control method for the same

Method of adjusting recession of an element of a slider

Magnetic disk drive, method for registering defective sector, and method for controlling flying height

ESD DISSIPATIVE COATING ON CABLES

Method and apparatus reducing data damage from mechanical shock in a hard disk drive

Protective and conductive layer for giant magnetoresistance

Contact type thin film magnetic head with heaters for distance control

Thin-film magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive

Conductive pairing for piggyback magnetic head

Method for making a magnetic head having a non-GMR shunt

Head stack assembly protecting member and method for installing head stack assembly in hard disk drive using the same

Hard disk drive having improved shock resistance

Apparatus and method for magnetic head control in storage accesses

Magnetic recording head with ESD shunt trace

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND INSPECTING TAPE HEAD AIR-SKIVING EDGES

Glide head for magnetic disk

Preamplifier for use in data storage devices

Magnetic head having three modules

Magnetic head with planar outrigger

Thin-film magnetic head having element portion

Predictive failure analysis of thermal flying height control system and method

Disk drive with non-magnetic cover and base plated with conductively connected magnetic shielding layers

Method and apparatus compensating disturbance in state control device

Adaptive control of head velocity during data storage device startup

Magnetoresistive head

Method, medium, and apparatus controlling domain characteristics of a magneto-resistive sensor

Resistance mode comparator for determining head resistance

Magnetic recording heads with bearing surface protections and methods of manufacture

Magnetic recording head

Slider design for high fly write immunity

Method to avoid contact between the head and disk protrusions

Magnetic head slider for absorbing vibrations

Head design with low coefficient of thermal expansion insert layer

Tape recording head with trench defining wear zone for constant rate of head wear

Method and apparatus for protecting magnetoresistive heads from electrostatic discharge

Method to determine temperature dependent write pre-compensation in a hard disk drive

Magnetic disk drive apparatus and method for compensating characteristics of magnetic disk drive apparatus

Method and apparatus for detecting the onset of hard disk failures

System and method for protecting head elements of a tape drive

Method and apparatus for utilizing an off-center gimbal to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

Method and apparatus for reducing a suspension gram load to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

Method and apparatus for modifying a dynamic pitch of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

Method and apparatus for modifying the air bearing force of the trailing edge of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems

Apparatus including a dielectric mirror and method of reflecting radiation away from a portion of an apparatus

Magnetic disk drive device and method of manufacturing the same

Magnetic disk drive with flying height control, control method, and manufacturing method

Data storage device and write processing method for data storage device

Method for protecting a slider mounted CPP GMR or TMR read head sensor from noise and ESD damage

Head suspension having wiring disposed with conductive layer

Elongated bridge shunt formed by stretching and rupturing a conducting bridge

Magnetic head having a damascene-fabricated write coil structure with coil layers extending between the poles for reduced electrical resistance

Method for providing a temporary, deep shunt on wafer structures for electrostatic discharge protection during processing

Method and apparatus for airflow transition edges on noise dampers in a hard disk drive

Magnetic head slider and disk drive with reduced damage to recording medium

Disk drive with airflow control and fins at a transition surface between base surfaces

Apparatus, medium, and method controlling flying height of a magnetic head of a disk drive

Magnetic head having durability against static electricity with modified time constant

Disk writing/reproducing apparatus and method

Magnetic read/write device preventing malfunction due to reversal in polarity

Magnetic disk drive manufacturing method, test/adjustment apparatus, and transport container

Head slider having a flat first step and a second flat step with a groove therein, and disk drive employing the head slider

System and method for improving airflow in a data storage system

Annular shroud for a rotating disc

Magnetic head having an antistripping layer for preventing a magnetic layer from stripping

Shipping comb for moving actuator of hard disk drive

Aluminum oxide-titanium nitride sintered body, manufacturing method thereof, and magnetic head substrate, ultrasonic motor and dynamic pressure bearing using the same

CPP-type magnetic head with less deformation and a magnetic recording/reproducing system using the same

Distributed shunt structure for lapping of current perpendicular plane (CPP) heads

Variable control of write parameters for hard disk drive

Multi-port cable for removable ESD/EOD protection for electronic devices

Reusable ESD shorting member and cable

Head shock resistance and head load/unload protection for reducing disk errors and defects, and enhancing data integrity of disk drives

Head shock resistance and head load/unload protection for reducing disk errors and defects, and enhancing data integrity of disk drives

Slider, manufacturing method thereof, and head suspension assembly with the same

Magnetic head with air bearing surface protection film and manufacturing method thereof

Apparatus and method for guiding bypass reentry flow through contraction and filter in a hard disk drive

Magnetic read/write system, magnetoresistive head, and magnetic recording medium

Electronic device and wiring with a current induced cooling effect, and an electronic device capable of converting a temperature difference into voltage

Giant magnetoresistance based gyroscope

Repeatable ESD protection utilizing a process for unshorting a first shorting material between electrical pads and reshorting by recreating the short

Magnetic head heating element in a disk drive

HGA protecting method and member and method of implementing the HGA protecting method and member in a hard disk drive

Magnetic head with heater of thermal flying height control

High reliability heater for flying height control

Thin film magnetic head including a heat dissipation layer, method of manufacturing the same and magnetic disk drive

ESD dissipative coating on cables

Magnetic recording apparatus

Eliminating ESD exposure for read/write head with heating element

Magnetic recording apparatus with head arm holding part

Diode chip for ESD/EOS protection for multiple element device

System, method, and apparatus for handling and testing individual sliders in a row-like format in single slider processing systems

Head slider and disk drive employing same head slider, and method for providing water repellent treatment to same head slider

Temperature sensing apparatus and methods for servo and write compensation in a data recording module

Heat sink and high thermal stability structure for CPP sensor

Disk apparatus having suspension provided with head support projections

Method and apparatus for oxidizing conductive redeposition in TMR sensors

Method and system for determining contact potential in a hard disk drive

Data storage device and data storage device control

Magnetic head with air bearing surface protection film

Head protection circuit of hard disk drive

Method to protect a GMR head from electrostatic damage during the manufacturing process

Write/read head supporting mechanism, and write/read system

ESD protection for differential mode magnetic transducer

Method of making a read sensor while protecting it from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage

Magnetic tunnel effect type magnetic head, and recorder/player

Fabrication of self-aligned reflective/protective overlays on magnetoresistance sensors

Apparatus for protecting and merging a head stack assembly

Method of fabricating a magnetic head

MR sensor on an insulating substrate and method of manufacture

Magnetic reproducing head having a structure to inhibit electrostatic discharge to a recording tape

Flexible printed circuit board

Method for assembling an actuator head suspension

Hard disk drive cover with protruding blades for reducing disk and HGA vibration

Data storage device and control method therefor involving flying height

Magnetic head with yoke and multiple magnetic layers

Grounded writer core

Electrical current as probe for modulation at head-disk interface

Electrical current measurements at head-disk interface

Method for suppressing tribocharge in the assembly of magnetic heads

Storage device and method of using a head that has a concave surface when powered down

ESD shunt for transducing head

Method of manufacturing an integrated thin film head

Magnetic disk drive with parameter setting

Write driver with continuous impedance match and improved common mode symmetry

Method for suppressing tribocharge in the assembly of magnetic heads

Exchange coupled film having improved current-carrying reliability and improved rate of change in resistance and magnetic sensing element using same

Method for producing and inspecting tape head air-skiving edges

Impedance-controlled write driver for low power preamp

Method to form electrostatic discharge protection on flexible circuits using a diamond-like carbon material

Suspension holder pallet

Magnetic disk drive apparatus having first and second connection sections electronically conducted by pressure contact

Magnetic storage write heads using micro-electro mechanical shutters

Bearing

Magnetic tape cartridge and recorder/reproducer a magnetic tape cartridge

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head

Method and apparatus for providing compressive connection with electrostatic discharge dissipative properties

Hard disk drive for perpendicular recording with transducer having submicron gap between pole tips

Hard disk having air guide

Process for testing a head stack assembly

Magnetic recording disk drive with actively controlled electric potential at the head/disk interface for wear and durability control

Head gimbal assembly with magnetic head slider and magnetic disk drive apparatus with head gimbal assembly

Automatic adjustment of magnetic disk protection apparatus and method according to environment

Hard disk drive having drive temperature self-adjustment for temperature-sensitive measurements

Method for making a tunnel valve head with a flux guide

Method and apparatus for optimizing write properties of magnetic head and defining magnetic head

Slider having adjusted transducer recession and method of adjusting recession

Magnetic disk, magnetic disk manufacturing method and magnetic disk apparatus

Disc stabilization system

Airflow shroud for HDD tracking microactuator

Thin-film magnetic head and method of forming the same

Method of forming a thin film magnetic head

Magnetic disk, magnetic disk manufacturing method and magnetic disk apparatus

Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head using a soft magnetic film having high saturation magnetic flux density

Magnetic hard disk recording head with self-compensating thermal expansion

Magnetic head having a write coil structure with a reduced electrical resistance for reducing thermal protrusion

Slider

Tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor having a magnesium oxide barrier layer formed by a multi-layer process

Magnetic recording head writer having an auxiliary magnetomotive force coil

DFH heater design

Parabolic shaped plasmonic waveguide blocker for heat assisted recording head

Reducing laser diode temperature swings in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) using a slider-mounted heat sink

Hard disk drive with a component that includes liquid crystal polymer

High-fidelity, low-contact data retrieval from legacy tapes

Near-field transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording comprising of thermally stable material layer

Data storage device with detection and mitigation of non-nominal head heat dissipation

Segmented front bar for particle robustness