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Nita M. Minnifield

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Most Active Art Unit
1645
Art Unit(s)
1802, 1621, 1817, 1813, 1645
Total Applications
1564
Issued Applications
1017
Pending Applications
126
Abandoned Applications
425

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/232041
Data storage device with mapping and mitigation of laser mode hop effects in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/232009
Data storage device with laser pre-bias optimization using disk thermal-magnetic response mapping in heat-assisted magnetic recording Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/364546
Magnetic recording device, magnetic recording system, and control method for magnetic recording device Aug 2, 2023 Issued
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18/229779
Near-field transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording comprising of thermally stable material layer Aug 2, 2023 Issued
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18/364413
Near-field transducer (NFT) designs for improved performance of heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) Aug 1, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19244304 [patent_doc_number] => 12014755 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-06-18 [patent_title] => Side erasure control for track writing in a system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/362337 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 19839 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18362337 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/362337
Side erasure control for track writing in a system Jul 30, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19618871 [patent_doc_number] => 20240404551 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-05 [patent_title] => LOCAL EXTENSION OF HEAD OVERCOAT WITH A NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER EXTENDING TOWARD THE MEDIA-FACING SURFACE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/362852 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8692 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18362852 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/362852
Local extension of head overcoat with a near-field transducer extending toward the media-facing surface Jul 30, 2023 Issued
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18/361876
Variable data interleave sizes on hard drives Jul 29, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19183568 [patent_doc_number] => 11990164 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-21 [patent_title] => Tape head assembly with single beam, actuator and spring adaptor [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/227520 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 8422 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18227520 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/227520
Tape head assembly with single beam, actuator and spring adaptor Jul 27, 2023 Issued
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18/226026
Magnetic recording medium with multiple soft underlayers and magnetic recording apparatus for use therewith Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/358850
Magnetic recording device Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/226026
Magnetic recording medium with multiple soft underlayers and magnetic recording apparatus for use therewith Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/354336
Magnetic tape, magnetic tape cartridge, and magnetic tape apparatus Jul 17, 2023 Issued
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18/350580
Seek time to the beginning position of data on tape media Jul 10, 2023 Issued
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18/343868
Current sensing circuit and hard disk drive including same Jun 28, 2023 Issued
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18/344472
Write signal interference cancellation across data/servo clock boundary Jun 28, 2023 Issued
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18/341769
Tape reel, magnetic tape cartridge, and magnetic tape drive Jun 26, 2023 Issued
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18/203627
Clamp for removably holding a slider, and related assemblies and methods of use May 29, 2023 Issued
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18/324695
Thermally assisted magnetic head, light source unit bar like member, and hard disk drive May 25, 2023 Issued
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18/322171
Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with main pole having narrow pole tip with plasmonic layer May 22, 2023 Issued
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