Ciaran Fox
15Patents
7h-index
33Co-inventors
62Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 27, 1996 → Jun 11, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5974657A | Two step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at the row level | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6091186A | Carbon-containing cathodes for enhanced electron emission | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6788500B2 | System and method for pre-stressing a read head for improving performance thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US7196878B2 | Self-pinned spin valve sensor with stress modification layers for reducing the likelihood of amplitude flip | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6416935B1 | Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5857882A | Processing of materials for uniform field emission | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6589436B1 | Method of adjusting the flatness of a slider using selective plasma etching | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6503406B1 | Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider using nonreactive plasma | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6762914B2 | Method for the rapid measurement of magnetoresistive read head dimensions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6795278B2 | Method of protecting read sensors from electrostatic discharge damage during the manufacture of magnetic heads | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8040131B2 | Method for testing the acceptability of a magnetic read sensor | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7138797B2 | Reverse magnetic reset to screen for weakly pinned heads | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6512382B1 | Method for corrosion susceptibility testing of magnetic heads using simulated disk corrosion products | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US7639458B2 | System and method for pre-stressing a read head for improving performance thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9476926B2 | Real time electrostatic discharge (ESD) detection | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.