Inventor · Milpitas, CA, US

Hironori Araki

138Patents
14h-index
37Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 2, 2002 → Feb 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.