Patents by Inventor Deirdre Merron

Deirdre Merron 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).

  • Write pole with low wall angle
    Patent number: 10026422
    Abstract: A data writer may be configured with a write pole that has one or more sidewalls continuously extending from an air bearing surface. A write pole sidewall can have a plurality of different wall angles. A portion of a write pole sidewall contacting the air bearing surface can have a first wall angle with respect to a trailing edge of the write pole, parallel to the air bearing surface. A second portion of the write pole sidewall can be half or less of the first wall angle. A third portion of the write pole sidewall can be smaller than the second wall angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Swaraj Basu, Deirdre Merron, Mark Anthony Gubbins, Marcus Weigand, Prim Gangmei, Shengzhou Liao, Sharon May McClean