Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Koji Shimazawa

219Patents
24h-index
98Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1998 → Dec 30, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6381107B1 Magneto-resistive tunnel junction head having a shield lead rear flux guide Physics 70 Expired
US6643104B2 Magnetoresistive effect thin-film magnetic head Physics 50 Expired
US8000178B2 Near-field light generating element utilizing surface plasmon Physics 41 Active
US7911882B2 Thin-film magnetic head with near-field-light-generating layer Physics 40 Active
US8116034B2 Thermally assisted magnetic head having main pole arranged between near-field light-generating portions and manufacturing method of same Physics 39 Active
US6603642B1 MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER HAVING A PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC LAYERS STACKED ALTERNATELY WITH A PLURALITY OF NONMAGNETIC LAYERS AND A FIXED-ORIENTATION-OF-MAGNETIZATION LAYER AND THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD INCLUDING THE MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER Physics 37 Expired
US6344954B1 Magneto-resistive tunnel junction head with specific flux guide structure Physics 37 Expired
US6469879B1 Magneto-resistive tunnel junction head with biasing elements abutting free layer extended portions Physics 36 Expired
US8077556B2 Thermally assisted magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive Physics 36 Active
US8223597B2 Thermally assisted head having reflection mirror for propagating light Physics 31 Active
US6482657B2 Methods of manufacturing tunnel magnetoresistive element, thin-film magnetic head and memory element Physics 31 Expired
US6591481B2 Method of manufacturing magnetoresistive device and method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6413325B1 Method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6233127A Thin film device provided with means for electrostatic breakdown prevention Physics 29 Expired
US8213272B2 Multilayered waveguide having protruded light-emitting end Physics 29 Active
US6483675B1 Tunnel magnetoresistance effect element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US8107325B2 Near-field light generating element comprising surface plasmon antenna with surface or edge opposed to waveguide Physics 28 Active
US8023225B2 Thermally assisted magnetic head with optical waveguide Physics 28 Active
US6473257B1 Method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of ferromagnetic tunnel magnetoresistance effect element, and hard disk drive Physics 27 Expired
US6452385B1 Magnetoresistive effect sensor with double-layered film protection layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US8149653B2 Light source unit for thermally-assisted magnetic recording capable of monitoring of light output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8248897B2 Method for manufacturing thermally-assisted magnetic recording head comprising light source unit and slider Physics 25 Active
US6219274A Ferromagnetic tunnel magnetoresistance effect element and method of producing the same Electricity 25 Expired
US6335081B1 Tunnel magnetoresistance effect element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US8393074B1 Method of manufacturing thermally-assisted magnetic recording head and alignment apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active

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