Patents by Inventor Xiaohang Kong

Xiaohang Kong 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).

  • Contact pad for recording heads
    Patent number: 9324351
    Abstract: A recording head that includes at least one protection feature that prevents at least one other feature of the recording head from directly colliding with a data storage medium with which the recording head communicates. The recording head includes a transducer element having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The recording head also includes a transducer element heater located closer to the leading edge of the transducer element than the trailing edge of the transducer element. A contact pad is interposed between the leading edge of the transducer element and the transducer element heater to prevent the transducer element from directly colliding with the data storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Xiaohang Kong, Neil Zuckerman, Erik Hutchinson, Raul Andruet, Dion Song, Christopher Rea
  • CONTACT PAD FOR RECORDING HEADS
    Publication number: 20150124354
    Abstract: A recording head that includes at least one protection feature that prevents at least one other feature of the recording head from directly colliding with a data storage medium with which the recording head communicates. The recording head includes a transducer element having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The recording head also includes a transducer element heater located closer to the leading edge of the transducer element than the trailing edge of the transducer element. A contact pad is interposed between the leading edge of the transducer element and the transducer element heater to prevent the transducer element from directly colliding with the data storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Xiaohang Kong, Neil Zuckerman, Erik Hutchinson, Raul Andruet, Dion Song, Christopher Rea