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Angel A. Castro

Examiner (ID: 14628)

Most Active Art Unit
2627
Art Unit(s)
2653, 2688, 2652, 2651, 2687, 2627, 2754
Total Applications
1161
Issued Applications
959
Pending Applications
13
Abandoned Applications
191

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 1163121 [patent_doc_number] => 06765760 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-07-20 [patent_title] => 'Disc drive suspension' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/161813 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 3558 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/765/06765760.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10161813 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/161813
Disc drive suspension Jun 3, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7626153 [patent_doc_number] => 06768612 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-07-27 [patent_title] => 'Disc drive suspension having an independent hinge member' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/161788 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 2839 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 6 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/768/06768612.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10161788 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/161788
Disc drive suspension having an independent hinge member Jun 3, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6790863 [patent_doc_number] => 20030086207 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Disc drive suspension' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/161789 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3471 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0086/20030086207.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10161789 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/161789
Disc drive suspension Jun 3, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6637004 [patent_doc_number] => 20030103433 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-06-05 [patent_title] => 'Tray locking apparatus of disc drive' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/160433 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 3990 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 33 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0103/20030103433.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10160433 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/160433
Tray locking apparatus of disc drive Jun 3, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 631756 [patent_doc_number] => 07133253 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Pole tip with sides flared at media-facing surface' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/161522 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 5588 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 206 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/133/07133253.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10161522 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/161522
Pole tip with sides flared at media-facing surface Jun 2, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6320816 [patent_doc_number] => 20020196580 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-12-26 [patent_title] => 'Magnetic disk drive and disk cartridge' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/162029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 5864 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0196/20020196580.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10162029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/162029
Magnetic disk drive and disk cartridge Jun 2, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6700444 [patent_doc_number] => 20030223324 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-04 [patent_title] => 'Housing for information storage medium and apparatus to move same' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/158758 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 5181 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0223/20030223324.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10158758 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/158758
Housing for information storage medium and apparatus to move same May 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 980500 [patent_doc_number] => 06930970 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-16 [patent_title] => 'Disk positioning device for an optical disk reading device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/158241 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 4087 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/930/06930970.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10158241 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/158241
Disk positioning device for an optical disk reading device May 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5784547 [patent_doc_number] => 20020159200 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-31 [patent_title] => 'Method of manufacture of a composite shared pole design for magnetoresistive merged heads and device manufactured thereby' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/131675 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3999 [patent_no_of_claims] => 45 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0159/20020159200.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10131675 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/131675
Composite shared pole design for magnetoresistive merged heads Apr 23, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6454161 [patent_doc_number] => 20020149879 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Recording media cartridge' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/123119 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 17868 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 76 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0149/20020149879.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10123119 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/123119
Recording media cartridge Apr 16, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 701552 [patent_doc_number] => 07068476 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Magnetic sensing element having no variation in track width and capable of properly complying with track narrowing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/124743 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 36 [patent_no_of_words] => 10064 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 201 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/068/07068476.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10124743 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/124743
Magnetic sensing element having no variation in track width and capable of properly complying with track narrowing Apr 16, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6764669 [patent_doc_number] => 20030099067 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-29 [patent_title] => 'Disc drive head positioned by multiple dipole Halbach motor' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/122512 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4329 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 46 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0099/20030099067.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10122512 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/122512
Disc drive head positioned by multiple dipole Halbach motor Apr 10, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6672973 [patent_doc_number] => 20030058576 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Magnetic head having an antistripping layer for preventing a magnetic layer from stripping' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/113608 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 13490 [patent_no_of_claims] => 108 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0058/20030058576.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10113608 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/113608
Magnetic head having an antistripping layer for preventing a magnetic layer from stripping Mar 31, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 794557 [patent_doc_number] => 06983475 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-01-03 [patent_title] => 'Method and data storage device that utilizes blocking material' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/106550 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 3629 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 57 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/983/06983475.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10106550 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/106550
Method and data storage device that utilizes blocking material Mar 25, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6320829 [patent_doc_number] => 20020196585 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-12-26 [patent_title] => 'Head slider and disk drive apparatus' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/103928 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 12943 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 27 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0196/20020196585.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10103928 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/103928
Head slider and disk drive apparatus Mar 24, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6759830 [patent_doc_number] => 20030123191 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-03 [patent_title] => 'Head slider having protector protuberance in front of head element' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/104190 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7283 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0123/20030123191.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10104190 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/104190
Head slider having protector protuberance in front of head element Mar 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 980281 [patent_doc_number] => 06930864 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-16 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for defining the track width of a magnetic head having a flat sensor profile' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/104612 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 4621 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/930/06930864.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10104612 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/104612
Methods and apparatus for defining the track width of a magnetic head having a flat sensor profile Mar 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6790866 [patent_doc_number] => 20030086210 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Disk apparatus having inertia latch' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/104239 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5032 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0086/20030086210.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10104239 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/104239
Disk apparatus having inertia latch Mar 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6828457 [patent_doc_number] => 20030179515 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-25 [patent_title] => 'Spin valve sensor with exchange biased free layer and antiparallel (AP) pinned layer pinned without a pinning layer' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/104673 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7315 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 235 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0179/20030179515.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10104673 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/104673
Spin valve sensor with exchange biased free layer and antiparallel (AP) pinned layer pinned without a pinning layer Mar 20, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1184344 [patent_doc_number] => 06741432 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-05-25 [patent_title] => 'Current perpendicular to the planes (CPP) spin valve sensor with in-stack biased free layer and self-pinned antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/104432 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5949 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 207 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/741/06741432.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10104432 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/104432
Current perpendicular to the planes (CPP) spin valve sensor with in-stack biased free layer and self-pinned antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure Mar 20, 2002 Issued
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