Patents by Inventor Yinfong Ding

Yinfong Ding 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).

  • Data media with tuned thermal conductivity and magnetic permeability
    Patent number: 8841007
    Abstract: Various magnetic stack embodiments may be constructed with a soft magnetic underlayer (SUL) having a first thickness disposed between a substrate and a magnetic recording layer. A heatsink may have a second thickness and be disposed between the SUL and the magnetic recording layer. The first and second thicknesses may each be tuned to provide predetermined thermal conductivity and magnetic permeability throughout the data media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kai-Chieh Chang, Yinfong Ding, Ganping Ju, Timothy Klemmer, Yukiko Kubota, Thomas P. Nolan, Yingguo Peng, Jan-Ulrich Thiele, Qihong Wu, Xiaobin Zhu