Inventor · Bloomington, MN, US

John Charles Duda

33Patents
9h-index
42Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 2014 → Dec 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9728209B2 Thermally robust near-field transducer peg Physics 17 Active
US9536555B1 Dual purpose bolometric sensor for heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 15 Active
US9251830B1 Waveguide cladding layer with transparent heat sink for heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 12 Active
US9747937B1 Multi-purpose resistive sensor for a heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 12 Active
US8873352B1 Light mitigation layer between write pole and waveguide Physics 11 Active
US9875767B2 Bolometer for internal laser power monitoring in heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 10 Active
US9064515B2 Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9799361B1 Dual purpose bolometric sensor for heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 10 Active
US9865283B2 Devices including a near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc from different materials Physics 9 Active
US9911441B1 Magnetic recording apparatus having thermal sensor and a solid-immersion mirror Physics 8 Active
US9691424B2 Bolometer for internal laser power monitoring in heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 7 Active
US9959893B1 Multi-purpose resistive sensor for a heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 6 Active
US10127940B1 Bolometer with temperature compensation for internal laser power monitoring in heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 5 Active
US9685202B1 Near-field transducer having enlarged portion matching outline shape of heat sink Physics 5 Active
US10699732B2 Devices including a diffusion barrier layer Physics 5 Active
US9792931B2 Devices including a difussion barrier layer Physics 4 Active
US10580440B2 Devices including a diffusion barrier layer Physics 3 Active
US10002631B1 Head-medium contact detection using a thermal sensor heated by multiple heat generating components of a slider Physics 3 Active
US9721593B2 Near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc of different materials Physics 2 Active
US10431244B2 Devices including a near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc from different materials Physics 2 Active
US10410669B1 Bolometer with temperature compensation for internal laser power monitoring in heat-assisted magnetic recording device Physics 2 Active
US10240975B2 Laser power monitoring in a heat-assisted magnetic recording device using a resistive sensor and high-frequency laser modulation Physics 1 Active
US10037771B2 Near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc of different materials Physics 1 Active
US10408674B2 Laser power monitoring in a heat-assisted magnetic recording device using a resistive sensor and high-frequency laser modulation Physics 1 Active
US11823708B1 HAMR recording head with external cavity laser using a near-field transducer as a reflector Electricity 0 Active

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