Patents by Inventor Tiffany Suzanne SANTOS

Tiffany Suzanne SANTOS 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).

  • Structures and methods for templated growth of high areal density heat assisted magnetic recording media
    Patent number: 10347281
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for increasing areal density in Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) data storage systems by controlling the media layer grain size, grain size distribution, and pitch via templating techniques that are compatible with the high temperature HAMR media deposition. Embodiments include using current HAMR media seed layers as well as additionally introduced interlayers for the templating process. Topographic as well as chemical templating methods are disclosed that may employ nanoimprint technology or nanoparticle self-assembly among other patterning techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hitesh Arora, Bruce Gurney, Olav Hellwig, Jodi Mari Iwata, Tiffany Suzanne Santos, Dieter K. Weller, Frank Zhu
  • STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR TEMPLATED GROWTH OF HIGH AREAL DENSITY HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20160358622
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for increasing areal density in Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) data storage systems by controlling the media layer grain size, grain size distribution, and pitch via templating techniques that are compatible with the high temperature HAMR media deposition. Embodiments include using current HAMR media seed layers as well as additionally introduced interlayers for the templating process. Topographic as well as chemical templating methods are disclosed that may employ nanoimprint technology or nanoparticle self-assembly among other patterning techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hitesh Arora, Bruce GURNEY, Olav HELLWIG, Jodi Mari IWATA, Tiffany Suzanne SANTOS, Dieter K. WELLER, Frank ZHU