Inventor · Eden Prairie, MN, US

Kevin Heim

12Patents
5h-index
25Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 1, 2001 → Mar 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6935923B2 Sensor stripe encapsulation layer in a read/write head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8830626B2 Write pole with shaped box shield Physics 13 Active
US8947807B2 Independently driven write coils Physics 12 Active
US6483298B2 Test simulation of a read/write head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8760808B2 Magnetic device containing a heater Physics 5 Active
US6633459B2 Functional recording-head on-slider lap monitor Physics 3 Expired
US6879471B2 Recording head design for identifying reader-to-permanent magnet isolation failure Physics 3 Expired
US9159340B1 Coil structure for write head Physics 2 Active
US10964354B1 Oxidizing or reducing atmosphere for heat-assisted magnetic recording Physics 2 Active
US9082427B1 Write head having reduced dimensions Physics 0 Active
US11475924B2 Oxidizing or reducing atmosphere for heat-assisted magnetic recording Physics 0 Active
US9153257B1 Write head having reduced dimensions Physics 0 Active

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