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READ RITE CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    530
About

READ RITE CORP has a total of 530 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1986. It filed its patents most often in United States, Japan and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets audio-visual technology, micro-structure and nano-technology and machines are MKE QUANTUM COMPONENTS LLC, HITACHI GLOBAL MEMORY SCIENCE and HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE SCIENCE.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing READ RITE CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Nepela Daniel A 47
#2 Tong Hua-Ching 40
#3 Shi Zhupei 28
#4 Yuan Samuel W 23
#5 Shen Yong 22
#6 Bischoff Peter G 20
#7 Lederman Marcos M 20
#8 Leung Chak M 20
#9 Chang Ciuter 18
#10 Barr Ronald A 18

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
JP2004054976A Writing head, reading/writing head and data storage device
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JP2002117510A Method and system of providing tmr sensor using rigid magnetic material for deflecting free layer
JP2002076474A Specular giant magnetoresistive head having ultra-thin oxide bordering on free layer
JP2002367117A Converter and manufacturing method of converter
US6376964B1 Collocated rotating flexure microactuator for dual-stage servo in disk drives
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JP2001202733A Magnetic data recording/taking-out system, magnetic data recording/taking-out device, adapter for magnetic recording system, and magnetic data storage device
JP2001184612A Inductive writing head and method of manufacturing it
US6378195B1 Read/write head with a gimbal ball assembly
JP2001126215A Thin-film magnetic writing head, and its manufacturing method
US6512661B1 Vertical giant magnetoresistance sensor utilizing an insulating bias layer
US6618223B1 High speed, high areal density inductive writer