Patents by Inventor Gregory P. Wakeham

Gregory P. Wakeham 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 varied sidewall shape
    Patent number: 10643644
    Abstract: A write head having a write pole tip. The write pole tip includes a bearing surface and a sidewall extending from the bearing surface to a rear end of the write pole tip. The sidewall has a first shape (e.g., a straight-line sidewall shape) substantially at the bearing surface and a second shape (e.g., a multi-segment sidewall shape or a curved sidewall shape) between the bearing surface and the rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jianhua Xue, Yan Dong, Gregory P. Wakeham, Yong Luo, Wei Tian