Patents by Inventor George Robert Gray

George Robert Gray 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).

  • Laser assisted magnetic recording apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6762977
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hard disk drive laser assisted magnetic recording system including a semiconductor laser and magnetic write coil integrally formed into a slider. The slider preferably includes a perpendicular magnetic recording section adjacent a laser section. The laser section may form an air bearing surface of the slider. During recording operations, laser radiation from the laser section heats a region of the magnetic recording media in order to reduce its coercivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edward Charles Gage, George Robert Gray, Lori Grace Swanson, Ronald Evan Gerber