Patents by Inventor Gabriel G. McCafferty

Gabriel G. McCafferty 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).

  • Magnetic stack coupling buffer layer
    Patent number: 9165571
    Abstract: A data storage system may be configured at least with a seed lamination that is disposed between a magnetic stack and a magnetic shield. The seed lamination may be constructed and operated with a coupling buffer layer and a seed layer with the coupling buffer layer fabricated of an alloy of cobalt and a transition metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel G. McCafferty, Sameh Sayed Ali Hassan, Marcus Ormston, Kevin A. McNeill
  • MAGNETIC STACK COUPLING BUFFER LAYER
    Publication number: 20150131182
    Abstract: A data storage system may be configured at least with a seed lamination that is disposed between a magnetic stack and a magnetic shield. The seed lamination may be constructed and operated with a coupling buffer layer and a seed layer with the coupling buffer layer fabricated of an alloy of cobalt and a transition metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel G. McCafferty, Sameh Sayed Ali Hassan, Marcus Ormston, Kevin A. McNeill
  • Seed trilayer for magnetic element
    Patent number: 8743507
    Abstract: A magnetic element may generally be configured at least with a magnetic stack contacting a leading shield with a seed trilayer. The seed trilayer may have a magnetic layer formed of a metal material and disposed between first and second non-magnetic layers while at least one of the non-magnetic layers constructed of the metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sameh Sayed Ali Hassan, Gabriel G. McCafferty, Yuqing Du, Marcus Ormston