Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Robert Beach

31Patents
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36Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 5, 1999 → Dec 14, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8860156B2 Minimal thickness synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for STT-MRAM Electricity 78 Active
US8138561B2 Structure and method to fabricate high performance MTJ devices for spin-transfer torque (STT)-RAM Electricity 53 Active
US8609262B2 Structure and method to fabricate high performance MTJ devices for spin-transfer torque (STT)-RAM application Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US6449134B1 Read head with file resettable dual spin valve sensor Physics 20 Expired
US7564110B2 Electrical lapping guides made from tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) material Electricity 15 Expired
US7166173B2 Method of simultaneously initializing two antiferromagnetic layers in a magnetic sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7630177B2 Tunnel MR head with closed-edge laminated free layer Physics 9 Active
US6721146B2 Magnetic recording GMR read back sensor and method of manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8981503B2 STT-MRAM reference layer having substantially reduced stray field and consisting of a single magnetic domain Electricity 7 Active
US6721145B2 Method for initializing antiferromagnetic layers in a spin valve magnetic sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7150093B2 Method of manufacturing magnetic recording GMR read back sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7530158B2 CPP read sensor fabrication using heat resistant photomask Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10868235B2 Minimal thickness synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for STT-MRAM Electricity 4 Active
US7932717B2 Test components fabricated with pseudo sensors used for determining the resistance of an MR sensor Physics 4 Active
US7768749B2 Tunnel MR head with long stripe height stabilized through side-extended bias layer Physics 3 Active
US9331271B2 Structure and method to fabricate high performance MTJ devices for spin-transfer torque (STT)-RAM application Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10193056B2 Minimal thickness synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for STT-MRAM Electricity 2 Active
US7773349B2 Tunnel MR head with long stripe height sensor stabilized through the shield Physics 2 Active
US7855553B2 Test components fabricated with large area sensors used for determining the resistance of an MR sensor Physics 1 Active
US7469466B2 Method for providing a temporary, deep shunt on wafer structures for electrostatic discharge protection during processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7574791B2 Method to fabricate side shields for a magnetic sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7852072B2 Test-device system for independent characterization of sensor-width and sensor-stripe-height definition processes Physics 1 Active
US10297300B2 Method and system for determining temperature using a magnetic junction Physics 0 Active
US11930717B2 Minimal thickness synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for STT-MRAM Electricity 0 Active
US10276226B2 Method and system for determining temperature using a magnetic junction Physics 0 Active

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