Patents by Inventor Peter J. Golcher

Peter J. Golcher 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).

  • Shunt for magnetoresistive transducer heads for electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 8743510
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive transducer head assembly includes a reader element, a writer element and a high impedance shunt electrically connecting the reader element and the writer element. The high impedance shunt provides a high impedance conductive path for maintaining electrostatic charge equipotential between the reader element and the writer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Golcher, Icko E. T. Iben, Ho-Yiu Lam, Jose Luis A. Salenga
  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for electronic devices using wire-bonding
    Patent number: 8514534
    Abstract: A system in one embodiment includes a cable having a plurality of cable leads, and a multi-diode chip having a pad-side not facing the cable. The multi-diode chip includes a plurality of sets of contact pads on the pad-side of the multi-diode chip, and a plurality of crossed diode sets, wherein each set of crossed diodes is coupled between a first contact pad and a second contact pad of one set of contact pads, wherein at least two of the plurality of cable leads are coupled via wire-bonding to one of the plurality of sets of contact pads of the multi-diode chip for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for at least one element of the electronic device coupled to the at least two cable leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Bandy, IV, Dylan J. Boday, Peter J. Golcher, Icko E. T. Iben, Sassan K. Shahidi, Joyce L. S. Tang
  • SHUNT FOR MAGNETORESISTIVE TRANSDUCER HEADS FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20120212854
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive transducer head assembly includes a reader element, a writer element and a high impedance shunt electrically connecting the reader element and the writer element. The high impedance shunt provides a high impedance conductive path for maintaining electrostatic charge equipotential between the reader element and the writer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Golcher, Icko E.T. Iben, Ho-Yiu Lam, Jose Luis A. Salenga
  • Shunt for magnetoresistive transducer heads for electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 8199444
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive transducer head assembly includes a reader element, a writer element and a high impedance shunt electrically connecting the reader element and the writer element. The high impedance shunt provides a high impedance conductive path for maintaining electrostatic charge equipotential between the reader element and the writer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Golcher, Icko E. T. Iben, Ho-Yiu Lam, Jose Luis A. Salenga
  • ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING WIRE-BONDING
    Publication number: 20120019967
    Abstract: A system in one embodiment includes a cable having a plurality of cable leads, and a multi-diode chip having a pad-side not facing the cable. The multi-diode chip includes a plurality of sets of contact pads on the pad-side of the multi-diode chip, and a plurality of crossed diode sets, wherein each set of crossed diodes is coupled between a first contact pad and a second contact pad of one set of contact pads, wherein at least two of the plurality of cable leads are coupled via wire-bonding to one of the plurality of sets of contact pads of the multi-diode chip for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for at least one element of the electronic device coupled to the at least two cable leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Bandy, IV, Dylan J. Boday, Peter J. Golcher, Icko E.T. Iben, Sassan K. Shahidi, Joyce L.S. Tang
  • SHUNT FOR MAGNETORESISTIVE TRANSDUCER HEADS FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20090180216
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive transducer head assembly includes a reader element, a writer element and a high impedance shunt electrically connecting the reader element and the writer element. The high impedance shunt provides a high impedance conductive path for maintaining electrostatic charge equipotential between the reader element and the writer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Golcher, Icko E.T. Iben, Ho-Yiu Lam, Jose Luis Salenga