Hironori Araki
138Patents
14h-index
37Co-inventors
86Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 2, 2002 → Feb 22, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8427781B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole and a shield | Physics | 53 | Active |
| US8477452B2 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a tapered main pole | Physics | 46 | Active |
| US8194511B2 | Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with near-field light generating element | Physics | 28 | Active |
| US7924528B2 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of manufacturing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Active |
| US8194510B2 | Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with near-field light generating element | Physics | 23 | Active |
| US7375925B2 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of manufacturing same | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US7518824B2 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording that has a pole layer having a shape for easy forming, reducing track width and improved writing characteristics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US8456968B1 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head having dual heat sink layers | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US7796361B2 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of manufacturing same | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7911883B2 | Near-field light generating element having two different angles | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US8614932B1 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head having a plasmon generator | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7916425B2 | Magnetic head having angled pole portions | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US8345384B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole and a shield | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US8300357B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole and a shield | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US9230568B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a coil having an inclined front end face | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US8345381B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a return path section | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US7551394B2 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a multilayer shield structure and method of manufacturing same | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US8274759B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole and a shield | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7151647B2 | Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method for creating high surface recording density and including a second yoke portion having two layers of which one is etched to form a narrow portion and a sloped flare portion | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US8760809B1 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head having a plasmon generator | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US8482879B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a return path section | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7558020B2 | Thin-film magnetic head structure having a magnetic pole tip with an even width portion method of manufacturing thereof, and thin-film magnetic head having a magnetic pole tip with an even width portion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US8385019B1 | Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a coil element located between the top surface of a main pole and an inclined surface of a shield | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US8493821B1 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head including a shield | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7417825B2 | Thin film magnetic head structure, adapted to manufacture a thin film magnetic head | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.