Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Allen G. Towner, Esq.
  • Magnetic films including iridium, manganese and nitrogen
    Patent number: 6740398
    Abstract: Magnetic films comprising iridium, manganese and nitrogen (IrMnN) are disclosed. Multi-layer structures including ferromagnetic layers deposited on the IrMnN films are also disclosed. The IrMnN films have a (200) texture and may act as seed layers and/or exchange biasing layers for the ferromagnetic layers deposited thereon. The multi-layer structures are useful in applications such as read sensors for magnetic recording heads and soft magnetic underlayers for perpendicular magnetic recording media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Loren Platt