Patents by Inventor Vijayharan A. Venugopal

Vijayharan A. Venugopal 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).

  • High damping materials in shields and/or write pole
    Patent number: 10102871
    Abstract: A write head for recording data on a storage medium. The write head includes a bearing surface and a write pole. The write pole includes a main pole layer having a front surface that forms a portion of the bearing surface. The front surface of the write pole has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The write pole further includes a high damping material layer. The high damping material layer has a front end that is attached to the main pole layer at the leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Swaraj Basu, Vijayharan A. Venugopal, Cillian O'Brian Fallon, Martin Liam McGarry