Patents by Inventor Joseph Mundenar
Joseph Mundenar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11031032Abstract: A method of forming a magnetic element. The method includes cooling a substrate to a cryogenic temperature. The method further includes depositing a magnetic layer with a grain refining dopant on the substrate. The magnetic layer with the grain refining dopant deposited on the substrate cooled to the cryogenic temperature has a magnetic moment that is greater than 2 Tesla and very soft magnetic properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Venkateswara Inturi, Joseph Mundenar
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Patent number: 10559319Abstract: A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Kurt Wiesen, Javier Guzman, Joseph Mundenar, Michael Conover
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Publication number: 20190221229Abstract: A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Kurt Wiesen, Javier Guzman, Joseph Mundenar, Michael Conover
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Patent number: 10325619Abstract: A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kurt Wiesen, Javier Guzman, Joseph Mundenar, Michael Conover
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Patent number: 10255933Abstract: A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kurt Wiesen, Javier Guzman, Joseph Mundenar, Michael Conover
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Patent number: 10026423Abstract: A method of forming a magnetic recording head. The method includes depositing a sacrificial metal alloy layer, which is wet etchable and has a moderate mill resistance, over a substrate. The method also includes depositing a write pole layer over the sacrificial metal alloy layer. The write pole layer has a bottom surface and a top surface opposite the bottom surface. A portion of the bottom surface of the write pole layer is in contact with the sacrificial metal alloy layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Venkateswara Inturi, Steven C. Riemer, Dong Lin, Joseph Mundenar, Alexander Bramer
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Patent number: 9972345Abstract: A method includes depositing a layer of pole material on a substrate. The layer of pole material has a bottom surface that is adjacent to the substrate and a top surface that is opposite the bottom surface. A masking material is deposited over a portion of the top surface. Material from the pole material unprotected by the masking material is removed to form a write pole having first and second side walls. At least a portion of a trench formed by removal of the material from the layer of pole material is filled with a sacrificial material. The mask and a portion of the write pole at the top surface are removed to form a beveled trailing edge surface. The sacrificial material is then removed. Front shield gap material is deposited over the beveled trailing edge surface and over portions of the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Wei Tian, Hauqing Yin, Lei Lu, Yong Luo, Joseph Mundenar
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Publication number: 20180082714Abstract: A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Kurt Wiesen, Javier Guzman, Joseph Mundenar, Michael Conover
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Patent number: 9865301Abstract: A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kurt Wiesen, Javier Guzman, Joseph Mundenar, Michael Conover
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Patent number: 9640204Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide an apparatus comprising a write pole, and a two-layer front shield formed on the write pole, the front shield comprising, a first dielectric material formed on the first layer of the front shield, an active shield control (ASC) device formed between the two layers of the front shield on the first dielectric material configured to synchronize the response to a magnetomotive force (MMF) of a write pole and the front shield, and a second dielectric material formed on the ASC device, wherein the second layer of the front shield is formed only on top of the second dielectric material and the first layer of the front shield.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Xiaohong Zhang, Wei Tian, Zhe Shen, Dong Lin, Joseph Mundenar
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Publication number: 20170092306Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide an apparatus comprising a write pole, and a two-layer front shield formed on the write pole, the front shield comprising, a first dielectric material formed on the first layer of the front shield, an active shield control (ASC) device formed between the two layers of the front shield on the first dielectric material configured to synchronize the response to a magnetomotive force (MMF) of a write pole and the front shield, and a second dielectric material formed on the ASC device, wherein the second layer of the front shield is formed only on top of the second dielectric material and the first layer of the front shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Xiaohong Zhang, Wei Tian, Zhe Shen, Dong Lin, Joseph Mundenar
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Patent number: 9495979Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide a method of forming a first layer of a front shield in a magnetic recording head, depositing an active shield control (ASC) device on the first layer, and forming a second layer of the front shield on top of the ASC device and the first layer of the front shield. In another implementation, an apparatus includes a write pole, and a two layer front shield formed on the write pole, including an ASC device between the two layers of the front shield.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Xiaohong Zhang, Wei Tian, Zhe Shen, Dong Lin, Joseph Mundenar
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Patent number: 9034150Abstract: An apparatus and associated method are generally described as a thin film exhibiting a tuned anisotropy and magnetic moment. Various embodiments may form a magnetic layer that is tuned to a predetermined anisotropy and magnetic moment through deposition of a material on a substrate cooled to a predetermined substrate temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Venkateswara Rao Inturi, Wei Tian, Joseph Mundenar
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Publication number: 20140147702Abstract: An apparatus and associated method are generally described as a thin film exhibiting a tuned anisotropy and magnetic moment. Various embodiments may form a magnetic layer that is tuned to a predetermined anisotropy and magnetic moment through deposition of a material on a substrate cooled to a predetermined substrate temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Venkateswara Rao Inturi, Wei Tian, Joseph Mundenar
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Patent number: 6342735Abstract: An alignment mark includes aspects of alignment marks used for two or more photolithography systems. Because the new mark includes the features specified for each system it can be read by the detectors of both systems. Since each photolithography system is substantially insensitive to the presence of the aspect used by the other system precision alignment can be achieved by each system.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1999Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James J. Colelli, Steven J. Holmes, Peter H. Mitchell, Joseph Mundenar, Charles A. Whiting
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Patent number: 6100506Abstract: An arrangement and method for controlling individual zones of a hot plate which is employed in a post exposure bake step of wafers in the fabrication of semi-conductor devices incorporating photolithographic processes using chemically amplified resist systems. Provided is an in situ temperature-controllable hot plate which includes temperature-controllable surface zones for supporting a standard single wafer, and having loading means which orient the wafer on the hot plate. The hot plate may be segmented into an array of individually controllable heating zones, while mounted above the hot plate is a thermal detection array, such as an infrared(IR) camera or pyroelectric or pyrometric detector which functions to detect and scrutinize the wafer surface temperature with regard to specific locations dispersed across the hot plate surface. This particular data is mapped into the hot plate zones, and the mapped data transmitted into a servo for zonal hot plate adjustment and temperature control.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James J. Colelli, Jr., Randall A. Leggett, Joseph Mundenar, Charles A. Whiting