Inventor · Capitola, CA, US

Joe Smyth

49Patents
12h-index
35Co-inventors
73Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 13, 2007 → Jul 23, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8582240B1 Magnetic recording assisted by spin torque oscillator with a radio frequency current bias Physics 153 Active
US8203389B1 Field tunable spin torque oscillator for RF signal generation Electricity 71 Active
US8599656B2 Planar plasmon generator with a scalable feature for TAMR Physics 36 Active
US8305711B2 Process of octagonal pole for microwave assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) writer Physics 32 Active
US8035930B2 Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with a side shield Physics 29 Active
US8036069B1 Plasmon shield to shape and reduce optical spot Physics 23 Active
US7804666B2 Composite shield structure of PMR writer for high track density Physics 20 Active
US8004794B2 Perpendicular magnetic recording head laminated with AFM-FM phase change material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8295132B2 Plasmon shield to shape and reduce optical spot Physics 17 Active
US8451567B2 High resolution magnetic read head using top exchange biasing and/or lateral hand biasing of the free layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8059496B1 Magnetic core plasmon antenna with recessed plasmon layer Physics 14 Active
US8248898B2 Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head having main waveguide and sub-waveguides Physics 14 Active
US8379347B2 Perpendicular shield pole writer with tapered main pole and tapered non-magnetic top shaping layer Physics 11 Active
US8625235B2 Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with milling defined track width Physics 11 Active
US8630153B1 TAMR writer with a concave leading shield for enhanced field magnitude Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8023231B2 Composite shield structure of PMR writer for high track density Physics 10 Active
US8238056B2 Perpendicular shield pole writer with tapered main pole and tapered non-magnetic top shaping layer Physics 9 Active
US8233358B2 Plasmon antenna with magnetic core for thermally assisted magnetic recording Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8238202B2 Directional waveguide coupler for ABS reflected light Physics 9 Active
US8755150B2 Magnetic recording assisted by spin torque oscillator with a radio frequency current bias Physics 8 Active
US8056213B2 Method to make PMR head with integrated side shield (ISS) Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8477453B2 Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with milling defined track width Physics 7 Active
US8923098B2 Tilted structures to reduce reflection in laser-assisted TAMR Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8284637B2 Shaped plasmon generators for thermally-assisted magnetic recording Physics 5 Active
US8755256B2 Plasmon resonator with dual waveguide excitation for TAMR Physics 5 Active

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