Patents by Inventor Alan Paul Giorgi

Alan Paul Giorgi 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).

  • PERPENDICULAR HEAD WITH WIDE TRACK WRITING CAPABILITY AND METHODS OF MEDIA TESTING
    Publication number: 20090244787
    Abstract: A system according to one embodiment comprises a head having a perpendicular writer, the writer comprising: a first pole structure having a pole tip positioned towards an air bearing surface of the head, the first pole structure having a portion that is recessed from an extent of the pole tip closest the air bearing surface; a return pole having an end positioned towards the air bearing surface of the head; and a gap between the first pole structure and the return pole, wherein the recessed portion is recessed less than about 1.25 microns relative to the extent of the pole tip closest the air bearing surface. Additional embodiments as well as methods are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Alan Paul Giorgi, Wesley LeRoy Hillman, Wen-Chien David Hsiao, Edward Hin Pong Lee, Tony Mello, Randall George Simmons