Inventor · Maple Grove, MN, US

John Wolf

18Patents
5h-index
28Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 2007 → Jul 30, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9058829B1 Multiple heaters independently controlling clearance of two or more read transducers Physics 33 Active
US8929030B2 Magnetic writer for field assisted magnetic recording Physics 17 Active
US9396745B2 Multi-sensor reader with different readback sensitivities Physics 16 Active
US8947807B2 Independently driven write coils Physics 12 Active
US8687318B2 Recording head coil structure Physics 8 Active
US9082428B1 Write head with coil structure aligned with yoke Physics 5 Active
US10783917B1 Recording head with transfer-printed laser diode unit formed of non-self-supporting layers Physics 5 Active
US9842618B1 Combined write/active fly control for heat assisted magnetic recording in a reader over writer application Physics 5 Active
US9934807B2 Bond pad sharing for powering multiple writers of a recording head Physics 3 Active
US10049693B2 Substrate heat channels for heat assisted magnetic recording for reader over writer transducer application Physics 2 Active
US9697852B2 Single coil turn data writer Physics 2 Active
US9159340B1 Coil structure for write head Physics 2 Active
US9286918B1 Write head with coil structure aligned with yoke Physics 2 Active
US11120830B1 Recording head with transfer-printed laser diode unit formed of non-self-supporting layers Physics 2 Active
US9691419B1 ESD protection surface charge control recording head Physics 2 Active
US8873199B2 Recording head coil structure Physics 1 Active
US9153257B1 Write head having reduced dimensions Physics 0 Active
US9082427B1 Write head having reduced dimensions Physics 0 Active

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