Patents by Inventor Vasudevan Ramaswamy
Vasudevan Ramaswamy 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).
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Patent number: 11790939Abstract: A recording head includes one or more transducer elements, and an electrically insulative layer encasing the one or more transducer elements. The recording head also includes a substrate below the electrically insulative layer. The recording head further includes a heat sinking layer between the electrically insulative layer and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Helene Parwana Habibi, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Raul H. Andruet, Neil Zuckerman, Frank A. McGinnity, Giovanni A. Badini Confalonieri, Martin L. McGarry, James G. Wessel, Pablo G. Levi
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Patent number: 11331765Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems that include multiple lapping stages having at least one lapping stage that laps while a heat source is applied to cause expansion during lapping and at least one subsequent lapping stage that laps while the heat source is reduced (e.g., turned off).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Andrew Sherve, Neil Zuckerman, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Andrew Habermas
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Patent number: 11217273Abstract: A recording head includes one or more transducer elements, and an electrically insulative layer encasing the one or more transducer elements. The recording head also includes a substrate below the electrically insulative layer. The recording head further includes a heat sinking layer between the electrically insulative layer and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Helene Parwana Habibi, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Raul H. Andruet, Neil Zuckerman, Frank A. McGinnity, Giovanni A. Badini Confalioneri, Martin L. McGarry, James G. Wessel, Pablo G. Levi
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Patent number: 10854224Abstract: An apparatus comprising a slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording. The slider comprises a media-facing surface. One or more reader elements are positioned in a reader region of the slider, and the one or more reader elements have an average first elevation at the media-facing surface. One or more writer elements are positioned in a writer region of the slider, and the one or more writer elements have an average second elevation at the media-facing surface. The average second elevation is less than the average first elevation.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: John Charles Duda, Vasudevan Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 10366715Abstract: A slider has a read transducer comprising first and second shields surrounding a read sensor. The first shield faces a substrate. A first end of the reader stack is at a media-facing surface of the slider and a second end of the reader stack faces away from the first end. A heater is located farther away from the media-facing surface than the second end of the read transducer. The heater is configured to control a thermal protrusion of the read transducer from the media-facing surface. A heat sink is located between the first shield and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventor: Vasudevan Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 10147446Abstract: An apparatus comprises a slider configured for heat assisted magnetic recording and comprising a substrate. At least one component of the slider generates heat when energized. At least one thermal via extends through a portion of the slider from a location proximate the component to the substrate. The thermal via is configured to conduct heat away from the component and to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: James Gary Wessel, Zoran Jandric, Vasudevan Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 10032468Abstract: An apparatus comprises a slider configured for heat assisted magnetic recording and comprising a substrate. At least one component of the slider generates heat when energized. At least one thermal via extends through a portion of the slider from a location proximate the component to the substrate. The thermal via is configured to conduct heat away from the component and to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: James Gary Wessel, Zoran Jandric, Vasudevan Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 9978405Abstract: A slider configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording comprises an air bearing surface (ABS), a writer, and a close point of the writer. A plurality of heat producing or dissipating components are situated a predetermined distance from a vertical plane that is normal to the ABS and aligned with the close point. A location of the writer close point remains substantially consistent irrespective of which of the plurality of heat producing or dissipating components are energized.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Zoran Jandric, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Erik J. Hutchinson, John Charles Duda
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Patent number: 9761279Abstract: Various embodiments of a magnetic stack are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic stack includes first and second shield layers, and a magnetically responsive lamination disposed between the first and second shield layers. The magnetically responsive lamination can be configured to receive a sense current IS therethrough. The magnetic stack also includes a cooling element disposed between the first and second shield layers and thermally coupled to the magnetically responsive lamination. The cooling element can be configured to receive a bias current IB therethrough. And the cooling element can be configured to cool the magnetically responsive lamination during a read function.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: David Deen, Eric Singleton, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Mohammed Patwari, Taras Pokhil, Jae-Young Yi
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Publication number: 20170200479Abstract: Various embodiments of a magnetic stack are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic stack includes first and second shield layers, and a magnetically responsive lamination disposed between the first and second shield layers. The magnetically responsive lamination can be configured to receive a sense current IS therethrough. The magnetic stack also includes a cooling element disposed between the first and second shield layers and thermally coupled to the magnetically responsive lamination. The cooling element can be configured to receive a bias current IB therethrough. And the cooling element can be configured to cool the magnetically responsive lamination during a read function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: David Deen, Eric Singleton, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Mohammed Patwari, Taras Pokhil, Jae-Young Li
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Patent number: 9607634Abstract: Various embodiments of a magnetic stack are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic stack includes first and second shield layers, and a magnetically responsive lamination disposed between the first and second shield layers. The magnetically responsive lamination can be configured to receive a sense current IS therethrough. The magnetic stack also includes a cooling element disposed between the first and second shield layers and thermally coupled to the magnetically responsive lamination. The cooling element can be configured to receive a bias current IB therethrough. And the cooling element can be configured to cool the magnetically responsive lamination during a read function.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: David Deen, Eric Singleton, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Mohammed Patwari, Taras Pokhil, Jae-Young Li
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Publication number: 20160163337Abstract: Various embodiments of a magnetic stack are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic stack includes first and second shield layers, and a magnetically responsive lamination disposed between the first and second shield layers. The magnetically responsive lamination can be configured to receive a sense current IS therethrough. The magnetic stack also includes a cooling element disposed between the first and second shield layers and thermally coupled to the magnetically responsive lamination. The cooling element can be configured to receive a bias current IB therethrough. And the cooling element can be configured to cool the magnetically responsive lamination during a read function.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: David Deen, Eric Singleton, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Mohammed Patwari, Taras Pokhil, Jae-Young Li
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Patent number: 9269379Abstract: Various embodiments of a magnetic stack are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic stack includes first and second shield layers, and a magnetically responsive lamination disposed between the first and second shield layers. The magnetically responsive lamination can be configured to receive a sense current IS therethrough. The magnetic stack also includes a cooling element disposed between the first and second shield layers and thermally coupled to the magnetically responsive lamination. The cooling element can be configured to receive a bias current IB therethrough. And the cooling element can be configured to cool the magnetically responsive lamination during a read function.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: David Deen, Eric Singleton, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Mohammend Patwari, Taras Pokhil, Jae-Young Li
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Publication number: 20150380019Abstract: Various embodiments of a magnetic stack are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic stack includes first and second shield layers, and a magnetically responsive lamination disposed between the first and second shield layers. The magnetically responsive lamination can be configured to receive a sense current IS therethrough. The magnetic stack also includes a cooling element disposed between the first and second shield layers and thermally coupled to the magnetically responsive lamination. The cooling element can be configured to receive a bias current IB therethrough. And the cooling element can be configured to cool the magnetically responsive lamination during a read function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: David Deen, Eric Singleton, Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Mohammend Patwari, Taras Pokhil, Jae-Young Li
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Patent number: 9142230Abstract: A device including a magnetic transducer; top and bottom magnetic shields, wherein the top and bottom magnetic shields are adjacent the magnetic transducer on opposite surfaces thereof; a heating element configured to provide heating along a heating path towards the first and second magnetic shields; and a low thermal conductivity structure, wherein at least a portion of the low thermal conductivity structure is positioned along the heating path between the heating element and the magnetic transducer.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Erik Jon Hutchinson
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Publication number: 20140254044Abstract: A device including a magnetic transducer; top and bottom magnetic shields, wherein the top and bottom magnetic shields are adjacent the magnetic transducer on opposite surfaces thereof; a heating element configured to provide heating along a heating path towards the first and second magnetic shields; and a low thermal conductivity structure, wherein at least a portion of the low thermal conductivity structure is positioned along the heating path between the heating element and the magnetic transducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Vasudevan Ramaswamy, Erik Jon Hutchinson