Inventor · Milpitas, CA, US

Takehiro Horinaka

30Patents
10h-index
17Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 30, 1999 → Jun 29, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7698941B2 Sensing unit and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Active
US7628071B2 Sensing unit and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Active
US8289649B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording with shield around main magnetic pole Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7924528B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US6475062B1 Film thickness measuring method, polishing method, fabrication method of thin film magnetic head and substrate for forming the thin film magnetic head Physics 23 Expired
US7518824B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording that has a pole layer having a shape for easy forming, reducing track width and improved writing characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US7663839B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording with encasing layer Physics 15 Active
US7916425B2 Magnetic head having angled pole portions Physics 15 Active
US7333296B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including pole-layer-encasing layer that opens in the top surface thereof and nonmagnetic conductive layer disposed on the top surface of the pole-layer-encasing layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8270110B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having side shield layer and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8085522B2 Capacitor and method of manufacturing the same and capacitor unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7843665B2 Perpendicular magnetic recording head with nonmagnetic metal layer even with top face of pole layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6340558B1 Polishing method and fabrication method of thin film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7721415B2 Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7468863B2 Thin-film magnetic head structure adapted to manufacture a thin-film head having a base magnetic pole part, a yoke magnetic pole part, and an intervening insulative film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8243560B2 Heat-assisted magnetic recording head including internal mirrors of first and second inclined surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7870660B2 Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7472471B2 Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7933095B2 Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a stopper layer for suppressing protrusion of the front end face of a shield Physics 4 Active
US8174790B2 Thin-film magnetic head having remnant coating and remnant insulating film, head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8391109B2 Method of manufacturing heat-assisted magnetic recording head with internal mirror Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7910160B2 Thin-film magnetic head structure adapted to manufacture a thin-film head having a base magnetic pole part, a york magnetic pole part, and an intervening insulative film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8349198B2 Method of manufacturing near-field light generator including waveguide and plasmon generator Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8302285B2 Method of making a sensing unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8221636B2 Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording Physics 1 Active

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