Patents by Inventor Devin GIDDINGS

Devin GIDDINGS 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).

  • Magneto-resistive effect device, magnetic head gimbal assembly, magnetic recording/reproduction device, strain sensor, pressure sensor, blood pressure sensor, and structural health monitoring sensor
    Patent number: 9435868
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magneto-resistive effect device, includes a stacked body stacked on a substrate, a pair of first electrodes that feeds current to the stacked body, a strain introduction member, and a second electrode for applying a voltage to the strain introduction member. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer that includes one or more metals selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, a second magnetic layer stacked on the first magnetic layer, having a composition that is different from the first magnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Devin Giddings, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Yoshihiko Fuji, Michiko Hara, Hiromi Yuasa
  • MAGNETO-RESISTIVE EFFECT DEVICE, MAGNETIC HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION DEVICE, STRAIN SENSOR, PRESSURE SENSOR, BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR, AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150185296
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magneto-resistive effect device, includes a stacked body stacked on a substrate, a pair of first electrodes that feeds current to the stacked body, a strain introduction member, and a second electrode for applying a voltage to the strain introduction member. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer that includes one or more metals selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, a second magnetic layer stacked on the first magnetic layer, having a composition that is different from the first magnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Devin GIDDINGS, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Yoshihiko Fuji, Michiko Hara, Hiromi Yuasa
  • Magneto-resistive effect device, magnetic head gimbal assembly, magnetic recording/reproduction device, strain sensor, pressure sensor, blood pressure sensor, and structural health monitoring sensor
    Patent number: 9032808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magneto-resistive effect device, includes a stacked body stacked on a substrate, a pair of first electrodes that feeds current to the stacked body, a strain introduction member, and a second electrode for applying a voltage to the strain introduction member. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer that includes one or more metals selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, a second magnetic layer stacked on the first magnetic layer, having a composition that is different from the first magnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Devin Giddings, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Yoshihiko Fuji, Michiko Hara, Hiromi Yuasa
  • Touch panel and display device
    Patent number: 8933909
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel includes first interconnections, second interconnections, sensor units and a control unit. The first interconnections are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The second interconnections are arranged along a third direction intersecting with the first direction, and extend along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction. The sensor units are provided in intersection portions of the first and second interconnections, include first and second ferromagnetic layers, and an intermediate layer, allow a current to be passed, and have one end connected to the first interconnections and another end connected to the second interconnections. The control unit is connected to the first and second interconnections. An electric resistance of the sensor units changes in accordance with a stress applied. The control unit senses a change in the electric resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Devin Giddings, Nobuyoshi Saito, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Yoshihiko Fuji, Michiko Hara, Hajime Yamaguchi
  • TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130076687
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel includes first interconnections, second interconnections, sensor units and a control unit. The first interconnections are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The second interconnections are arranged along a third direction intersecting with the first direction, and extend along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction. The sensor units are provided in intersection portions of the first and second interconnections, include first and second ferromagnetic layers, and an intermediate layer, allow a current to be passed, and have one end connected to the first interconnections and another end connected to the second interconnections. The control unit is connected to the first and second interconnections. An electric resistance of the sensor units changes in accordance with a stress applied. The control unit senses a change in the electric resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Devin GIDDINGS, Nobuyoshi Saito, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Yoshihiko Fuji, Michiko Hara, Hajime Yamaguchi
  • MAGNETO-RESISTIVE EFFECT DEVICE, MAGNETIC HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION DEVICE, STRAIN SENSOR, PRESSURE SENSOR, BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR, AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SENSOR
    Publication number: 20120245477
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magneto-resistive effect device, includes a stacked body stacked on a substrate, a pair of first electrodes that feeds current to the stacked body, a strain introduction member, and a second electrode for applying a voltage to the strain introduction member. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer that includes one or more metals selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, a second magnetic layer stacked on the first magnetic layer, having a composition that is different from the first magnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Devin GIDDINGS, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Yoshihiko Fuji, Michiko Hara, Hiromi Yuasa