Patents by Inventor Kirill Alexander Rivkin

Kirill Alexander Rivkin 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).

  • Notched leading-edge shield for assisted magnetic recording head
    Patent number: 11289119
    Abstract: A recording head has a near-field transducer proximate a media-facing surface of the recording head. A write pole has a leading edge proximate to and facing the near-field transducer at the media-facing surface. A magnetic shield faces the leading edge of the write pole at the media-facing surface and is magnetically coupled to the write pole. The magnetic shield has a notch centered over the near-field transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mourad Benakli, Kirill Alexander Rivkin, Hua Zhou, Martin Giles Blaber, TaeWoo Lee, Michael Allen Seigler, Huaqing Yin