Patents by Inventor Michael Lee Covault

Michael Lee Covault 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).

  • Integrated heat assisted magnetic recording head with extended cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode
    Patent number: 8559127
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a transducer assembly including a waveguide and a grating structured to couple electromagnetic radiation into the waveguide; and a body including an extended cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode, and having an air bearing surface, wherein the transducer assembly is positioned adjacent to the body and the laser diode directs electromagnetic radiation onto the grating. A method of making the apparatus is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edward Charles Gage, Michael Lee Covault, Roger Lee Hipwell, Jr.
  • Integrated Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Head With Extended Cavity Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Diode
    Publication number: 20120163138
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a transducer assembly including a waveguide and a grating structured to couple electromagnetic radiation into the waveguide; and a body including an extended cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode, and having an air bearing surface, wherein the transducer assembly is positioned adjacent to the body and the laser diode directs electromagnetic radiation onto the grating. A method of making the apparatus is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Edward Charles Gage, Michael Lee Covault, Roger Lee Hipwell, JR.