Inventor · Eden Prairie, MN, US

Dian Song

28Patents
11h-index
45Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 14, 1993 → Jul 31, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8310782B2 Dedicated ID-OD writer with beveled pole tips and method of manufacture Physics 49 Active
US8310779B2 Head assembly having a sensing element Physics 39 Active
US7564649B2 Head assembly having a sensing element to provide feedback for head-media instability Physics 27 Expired
US6411478B1 Spin tunnel junction recording heads using an edge junction structure with CIP Physics 24 Expired
US6795280B1 Tunneling magneto-resistive read head with two-piece free layer Physics 19 Expired
US5491411A Method and apparatus for imaging microscopic spatial variations in small currents and magnetic fields Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US8390963B2 Trilayer reader with current constraint at the ABS Physics 13 Active
US9064509B2 Injector stack with diffusive layer Physics 13 Active
US6510030B1 Transducing head and method for forming a recessed shield for a transducing head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US9042061B2 Depolarizing layer in a magnetic stack Physics 12 Active
US6396668B1 Planar double spin valve read head Physics 12 Expired
US8582247B2 Magnetic element with increased scissoring angle Electricity 9 Active
US8711526B2 Magnetic element with top shield coupled side shield lamination Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8837075B2 Head assembly with head-media spacing control Physics 6 Active
US6985326B2 Multi-layer electrode device on slider for electrostatic fly height adjustment Physics 5 Expired
US8780508B2 Magnetic element with biased side shield lamination Physics 4 Active
US8837092B2 Magnetic element with biasing structure distal the air bearing surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8922950B2 Multi-layer magnetoresistive shield with transition metal layer Electricity 3 Active
US8705212B2 Magnetic element with enhanced coupling portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9099109B2 Magnetic stack with different areal extents on an air bearing surface Electricity 2 Active
US9240200B2 Magnetic element with crossed anisotropies Physics 1 Active
US9001474B2 Magnetic element with biasing structure distal the air bearing surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7795984B2 Magnetic oscillator with multiple coherent phase output Electricity 1 Active
US9087530B2 Methods of manufacturing a transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8749924B2 Tuned shunt ratio for magnetic sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.