Patents by Inventor Lauren D. Lackey

Lauren D. Lackey 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).

  • Row carrier for precision lapping of disk drive heads and for handling of heads during the slider fab operation
    Patent number: 6261165
    Abstract: A row of disk drive slider blanks with magneto-resistive read sensors are lapped after being mounted on the flat surface of a row carrier used to mount the row assembly on a row bending tool. Residual stresses present in the row due to wafer processing are relieved by removing the kerf areas between the slider blanks prior to lapping to prevent the stresses from causing inaccuracies in the lapping process. The stability of sliders below 30% can be enhanced by using wafers thicker than is required and then slicing the extra material from the row of slider blanks after it has been bonded to the row carrier either before or after the lapping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Imaging
    Inventors: Lauren D. Lackey, Stanley A Lackey
  • Row carrier for precision lapping of disk drive heads and for handling of heads during the slider fab operation
    Patent number: 6093083
    Abstract: A row of disk drive slider blanks with magneto-resistive read sensors are lapped after being mounted on the flat surface of a row carrier used to mount the row assembly on a row bending tool. Residual stresses present in the row due to wafer processing are relieved by removing the kerf areas between the slider blanks prior to lapping to prevent the stresses from causing inaccuracies in the lapping process. The stability of sliders below 30% can be enhanced by using wafers thicker than is required and then slicing the extra material from the row of slider blanks after it has been bonded to the row carrier either before or after the lapping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Lauren D. Lackey