Patents by Inventor Boon Hao Low

Boon Hao Low 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).

  • Method and data storage device for laser free heat-assisted magnetic recording
    Patent number: 8792211
    Abstract: A data storage device with a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) system, a magnetic recording medium, and method for data storage are provided. The data storage device includes a magnetic recording medium, a magnetic recording head, a power supply, a controller and a switching device. The magnetic recording head includes a main pole having a surface area facing the magnetic recording medium. The controller is coupled to the magnetic recording head for controlling writing information to and reading information from the magnetic recording medium. The switching device electrically couples the power supply between the main pole and the magnetic recording medium in response to a signal provided from the controller when writing information to the magnetic recording medium. The magnetic recording medium comprises a plurality of layers, including a heating layer, a field enhanced conduction layer, and an electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Zhimin Yuan, Bo Liu, Boon Hao Low, Tiejun Zhou, Siang Huei Leong, Mingsheng Zhang
  • METHOD AND DATA STORAGE DEVICE FOR LASER FREE HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING
    Publication number: 20140043712
    Abstract: A data storage device with a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) system, a magnetic recording medium, and method for data storage are provided. The data storage device includes a magnetic recording medium, a magnetic recording head, a power supply, a controller and a switching device. The magnetic recording head includes a main pole having a surface area facing the magnetic recording medium. The controller is coupled to the magnetic recording head for controlling writing information to and reading information from the magnetic recording medium. The switching device electrically couples the power supply between the main pole and the magnetic recording medium in response to a signal provided from the controller when writing information to the magnetic recording medium. The magnetic recording medium comprises a plurality of layers, including a heating layer, a field enhanced conduction layer, and an electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Zhimin Yuan, Bo Liu, Boon Hao Low, Tiejun Zhou, Siang Huei Leong, Mingsheng Zhang