Patents by Inventor Mathew C. Bashaw

Mathew C. Bashaw 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).

  • Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
    Patent number: 7158470
    Abstract: A near-field optical apparatus having one or more solid state lasers and an aerodynamically shaped slider which comprise a single integrated, monolithic device fabricated from the same base semiconductor material. The monolithic optical head can be quickly and easily attached to the read arm of an optical read/write device without requiring attachment of separate laser elements, and without micropositioning or use of optical microscopy for positioning the lasers. The optical head comprising a single semiconductor substrate including a first region which defines a slider having an air bearing surface, and at least one second, laser region which defines a diode laser, with the diode laser having an emission face which is substantially co-planar with the air bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Research Investment Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Thornton, Douglas G. Stinson, Roger K. Malmhall, Mathew C. Bashaw
  • Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
    Patent number: 7069569
    Abstract: A near-field optical system having one or more solid state lasers and an aerodynamically shaped slider which comprise a single integrated, monolithic device fabricated from the same base semiconductor material. The monolithic optical head can be quickly and easily attached to the read arm of an optical read/write device without requiring attachment of separate laser elements, and without micropositioning or use of optical microscopy for positioning the lasers. The optical head comprising a single semiconductor substrate including a first region which defines a slider having an air bearing surface, and at least one second, laser region which defines a diode laser, with the diode laser having an emission face which is substantially co-planar with the air bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Research Investment Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Thornton, Douglas G. Stinson, Roger K. Malmhall, Mathew C. Bashaw
  • Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
    Patent number: 6963530
    Abstract: A near-field optical apparatus having one or more solid state lasers and an aerodynamically shaped slider which comprise a single integrated, monolithic device fabricated from the same base semiconductor material. The monolithic optical head can be quickly and easily attached to the read arm of an optical read/write device without requiring attachment of separate laser elements, and without micropositioning or use of optical microscopy for positioning the lasers. The optical head comprising a single semiconductor substrate including a first region which defines a slider having an air bearing surface, and at least one second, laser region which defines a diode laser, with the diode laser having an emission face which is substantially co-planar with the air bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Research Investment Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Thornton, Douglas G. Stinson, Roger K. Malmhall, Mathew C. Bashaw
  • Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
    Publication number: 20040008605
    Abstract: A near-field optical system having one or more solid state lasers and an aerodynamically shaped slider which comprise a single integrated, monolithic device fabricated from the same base semiconductor material. The monolithic optical head can be quickly and easily attached to the read arm of an optical read/write device without requiring attachment of separate laser elements, and without micropositioning or use of optical microscopy for positioning the lasers. The optical head comprising a single semiconductor substrate including a first region which defines a slider having an air bearing surface, and at least one second, laser region which defines a diode laser, with the diode laser having an emission face which is substantially co-planar with the air bearing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Siros Technologies, Inc., a California Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Thornton, Douglas G. Stinson, Roger K. Malmhall, Mathew C. Bashaw